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Treasury to unveil luxury gym and spa amid austerity push

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The ministry advertised for a firm to manage the multi-million-shilling facility, contradicting its own guidelines seeking to cut non-essential spending by State agencies, seeking to save Sh300b. [iStockphoto]

Treasury is searching for an operator for its new upscale and posh members-only gymnasium club and massage parlour at its Nairobi Bima House headquarters.

Treasury wants a professional firm to run the luxurious gym which boasts a boutique spa (a bath containing hot aerated water) and a jacuzzi (a large bath with a system of underwater jets of water to massage the body) to help staff relax after work, keep fit and socialise.

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