Oyominto TV
Kenya’s 47 county governments spent more than Ksh.17 billion on local and foreign travel during the financial year that ended June 2026, even as their outstanding bills reached Ksh.172 billion, according to the Controller of Budget.
The figures are contained in the Controller of Budget’s Budget Implementation Review Report for the financial year ended June 2026.
Nairobi County recorded the highest travel expenditure at Ksh.850 million, followed by Narok at Ksh.758 million, Nakuru at Ksh.655 million, Samburu at Ksh.614 million and Tana River at Ksh.579 million.
The report indicates that some county officials travelled to destinations including Dubai, Singapore, New York, Dodoma and London to attend training programmes, leadership events and benchmarking activities.
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o raised concerns over some of the expenditure, noting that certain activities could have been undertaken locally.
At the same time, counties reported Ksh.172 billion in outstanding trade payables, commonly referred to as pending bills, as of June 30, 2026.
Nairobi accounted for the largest share at Ksh.86.90 billion, followed by Kilifi with Ksh.8.15 billion, Kiambu at Ksh.5.80 billion and Machakos at Ksh.4.49 billion.
The report also showed differences in counties’ ability to raise their own revenue. Mombasa led with Ksh.21.1 billion, followed by Nairobi with Ksh.15.5 billion, Kiambu at Ksh.6 billion, Nakuru at Ksh.5.3 billion and Narok at Ksh.4.4 billion.
The figures highlight the competing financial pressures facing county governments, with significant amounts being spent on travel while suppliers and other creditors
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