Government spending under Article 223 hits record KSh 209.37 billion

The Office of the Controller of Budget is raising the alarm yet again over the use of Article 223 by government bodies. According to the Controller of Budget, Dr Margaret Nyakang’o, in the financial year 2025/2026, the government used Article 223, which allows urgent, unforeseen expenditures not previously appropriated, to spend a total of 209.37 billion shillings, the highest expenditure recorded under the constitutional article on supplementary appropriation. As Jimmy Mbogoh now reports, the Nyakang’o-led team is now calling for further fiscal consolidation, noting that despite the commitment by the National Treasury to cut down on spending, little can be seen.