The Controller of Budget, Agnes Odhiambo, is set to release a report that highlights the expenditure of the Jubilee administration during the August 8 general election.
The report notes that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) - National Spy Agency- spent Sh 3.7 Billion during the same time.
According to the report, the money was spent on mystery expenditure suspected to have been used to spy on partisan political links.
In 2016, the Phillip Kameru-led agency had spent Sh6.5 Billion, the report shows.
However, it gulped up an extra Sh3.7 Billion between July and September 2017, blowing the bill up to beyond Sh10 Billion.
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The military is also on spot after spending Sh 24.4 Billion in just three months.
Whereas the amount also includes remuneration and allowances for soldiers, analysis of the report shows an increment of Sh5.1 Billion, up from the Sh19.3 Billion spent during the same period in 2016.
In addition, the report discloses that despite the military having been budgeted for Sh19 Billion, separately under the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), they were not actively involved in the preparations of the polls.
Interior Ministry, headed by Dr Fred Matiang’i, also incurred additional expenditures amounting to Sh1.3 Billion during the same electioneering period.
The Ministry, which has often been singled out by Auditor-General Edward Ouko for unaccountable expenditures, spent Sh7 Million on foreign travel and Sh102.2 Million in rent for offices countrywide.
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According to the report by Ms Odhiambo, the Presidency spent Sh20.5 Million to maintain State limousines assigned to the offices of the President and Deputy President.
The expenditures soared up with the September 1 nullification of the August 8 Presidential election by the Supreme Court, which forced candidates back on the campaign trail.
