Cabinet caps foreign travel for State officers; Move aims to foster prudent management of public resources and reduce costs

Cabinet has limited foreign travel to only the most critical trips. In a meeting held on Thursday last week, it was resolved that ambassadors or county commissioners will represent Cabinet secretaries where appropriate.

This decision follows an earlier warning from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) that it will scrap certain allowances paid to Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) as a way of curbing the rising public wage bill.