Government blew 30.60b on travel last year

Controller of Budget (COB) Dr Margaret Nyakang'o makes her submissions before the makes her submissions regarding P/No. 10/2026 on Strengthening oversight, transparency and intergenerational equity in public debt governance, before the Public Petitions Committee at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi. July 28th,2026 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Government spent Sh30.69 billion in the Financial Year 2025/26 for travel expenses compared to Sh25.45 billion in the previous year, resulting in a whopping additional Sh5.2 billion, a report by the  Controller of Budget (CoB) has shown.