Things fall apart — mere anarchy is loosed upon us
Statehouse in Nairobi undergoing renovation on August 1, 2025. The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has exposed wanton wastage of funds by State House and the Office of the President.
The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has exposed wanton wastage of funds by State House and the Office of the President. Her report shows that a billion shillings was used to pay a horde of advisers. As a percentage of GDP, Kenya’s spending on presidential advisers must be among the highest in the world.
It would seem that when the courts declared 50 chief administrative secretary positions to be unconstitutional, the president saw, in his prerogative to appoint advisers, a new way to reward loyalists. Other expenses went into endless renovations of State House, printing services, and a myriad other unimportant activities.
