Wanjiku is such a hopeless case if we are talking burden removal from her shoulder over the nation’s expenditure by fearless politicians who are as well heavily embattled by graft allegations.
Amid calls by treasury for austerity to free up cash development and provision of basic services, the state’s expenditure has managed to raise worried eyebrows.
The Controller of Budget 2018/19 financial year first half report shows State entities spent Sh 5 billion on domestic travel and Sh 2.5 billion on foreign tours between July and December 2018.
The Presidency comprising the offices of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto also used Sh 630 million on hospitality in the period under review.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry leads the pack in overseas travel with a budget of Sh 801 million, followed by National Assembly at Sh 510 million and the PSC (Sh497 million), adding to the budget strain that has seen public servants wages and allowances eat deeply into development expenditure.
The presidency spent Sh 53.2 million in foreign travel.
Other categories with high expenditure included construction and civil works (Sh20.9 billion), construction of non-residential buildings (Sh3.8 billion), pre-feasibility and appraisal studies (Sh1.1 billion) and purchase of specialized plant, equipment and machinery at Sh708.2 million.