CoB exposes govt’s KSh25B travel bill despite Ruto’s austerity pledge

The controller of budget, Margaret Nyakang’o, has raised a red flag over excessive executive travel, with the national government blowing 25 billion shillings in local and foreign travel in the last financial year. The expenses come barely a year after President Ruto promised to institute austerity measures, including a 50% travel budget cut to reduce wastage.