A report released by the Controller of Budget has revealed that the office of the President, that of his Deputy and Parliament, lead in spending on non-core activities.
This comes after the government announced a tight programme aimed at cutting down on expenses.
The report shows that travel and hospitality expenses rose to Sh15 Billion even as the country struggles with revenue collection and rising expenditure.
According to the report, Uhuru and Ruto's offices spent Sh2.1 Billion on travel and hospitality alone in the year 2014/2015.
The Presidency’s expenditure on hospitality, conferences and catering rose from Sh670 Million to Sh1.48 Billion within the same year.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich had earlier on told Parliament that spending on such items would be cut by between 10 and 30 per cent to shield the country from the hard economic times.
The Members of Parliament who have been criticizing the County Governments of wastage of funds were also not been spared. The report shows that travel budget for all parliamentarians and staff under the Parliamentary Service Commission rose from Sh3 Billion to Sh4.14 Billion.
Combined government's travel and hospitality expenditure rose to Sh10.8 Billion and Sh4.1 Billion respectively.
The government has been facing a hard economic year with the rising wage bill and weakening shilling being major concerns. However, high expenditure within government departments remains a challenge in the bid to cut down on wastage of taxpayers' money.
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