Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has sounded a kind of fresh alarm about how government spending is handled, alleging that more than Sh100 billion in public funds is being kept out of proper scrutiny, supposedly under the cover of classified security spending.
In a hard-hitting critique of what he called the current fiscal management, the lawmaker said that a lot of these “confidential” allocations are now being shifted around to support political agendas, instead of going to essential national security work.
Nyoro, who chaired the National Assembly’s Budget and Appropriations Committee before, argued that the present lump-sum funding approach lets some officials slip past careful parliamentary review.
“It is unacceptable that we continue to funnel massive, untraceable sums into respected security organs, only for that money to be diverted to political fronts,” Nyoro said during an interview recently.
He further emphasized that Parliament may approve the broad budgets, but because there is no itemized reporting, it becomes almost impossible for legislators or the public to see what these billions are really used for.
The MP also contended that the Office of the Auditor-General—whose job is to examine government expenditure—is often limited to audits that come after the fact. By the time those findings reach the public, the money is already spent, so there is no meaningful path for real-time accountability.
This claim lands at a politically sensitive moment, because the government is dealing with growing pressure to explain its spending amid a countrywide economic crisis and public anger over rising fuel costs.
Nyoro noted that these “loose” funds could be redirected to deliver immediate help to citizens who are struggling, including easing pressure on fuel prices and supporting crucial road maintenance.
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