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Kakamega Senator calls for disbanding of National Youth Service (NYS)

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Today the Senator for Kakamega, Cleophas Malala, called for disbandment of National Youth Service (NYS). The Senator explained that they will not approve any budget for NYS in financial year 2018/2019. Its […]

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Kenya national budget to be read this week

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The national treasury has announced that the budget speech will be read by the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury at the Kenya National Assembly on 14th June, 2018 at 3:00pm.   The Press […]

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budget implementation / county budget

INSIGHTS: Kenya Annual Implementation Reports 2016/2017

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INSIGHTS: Annual Implementation Reports 2016/2017 In August 2017, the Office of Controller of Budget (OCoB) released the annual report on how the national and county governments implemented their budgets. Jason Lakin and his […]

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Counties

AMB. MOHAMED ABDI MOHAMUD OF WAJIR COUNTY RELEASES HIS CABINET LINE UP    

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AMB. MOHAMED ABDI MOHAMUD OF WAJIR COUNTY RELEASES HIS CABINET LINE UP Today Monday 23rd October 2017, Wajir County Governor, Mohamed Abdi Mohamud announced his ministers. In addition to that there was a special […]

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Public Policy

Public Participation Forum for Development of Nairobi CIDP 2018-2022

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Dr. Robert Ayisi, the Acting County Secretary sent out a public notice on 28th August, 2017 informing the members of the public to be part of the formulation of Nairobi County Integrated […]

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Public Policy

African Countries with Surplus Budgets

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A budget deficit is a term used in public finance to refer to a situation when a state raises more resources than what they spend in a given financial year. A surplus […]

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BudgIT, a great Civic Tech Organization

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BudgIT Nigeria was founded by Oluseun Onigbinde in 2011. Onigbinde is a Nigerian internet entrepreneur and and open data analyst. BudgIT Nigeria is a great civic technology organization that operates out of […]

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Public Policy

Kenya Budget 2017: Unresolved Issues

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Dear Fellow Tax Payers, Kenya’s budget 2017 will be read tomorrow (30th March, 2017) by the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury starting from 3:00 PM. Venue: At the floor of the Kenya National […]

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Public Policy

Trump Slashes United Nations Budget

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United Nations budget was slashed by Donald Trump, a man who ascended to presidency with the promise that he will make America great. In his effort to achieve that end, he has […]

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Budget

Kenya Ministry of Defence Civil Aid Budget cuts

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THE CIVIL AID BUDGET UNDER MINISTRY OF DEFENCE WILL SUFFER IF ENACTED WITHOUT AMENDMENTS  The National Treasury has proposed a total budget of Ksh. 103.6 for the  Kenya Ministry of Defence. This […]

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Budget

Equity Kenya’s Budget 2017

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EQUITY AND BUDGET  Equity is the treatment of different people differently. The International Budget Partnership has in the recent past explored the issue of equity at length.  In this blog article, we […]

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Budget / budget implementation

What to look for in the Draft Budget Estimates 2017/2018

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The International Budget Partnership (IBP_Kenya) is doing a wonderful job in strengthening the capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the media in Kenya to analyze and interrogate the draft budget estimates.  […]

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Budget

INCONSISTENCIES BY KENYAN TREASURY

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 INCONSISTENCIES BY KENYAN TREASURY  The International Budget Partnership- Kenya recently analyzed the Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2016. The findings are shocking! There were glaring differences between the figures provided by treasury […]

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Budget

Understanding Audit Reports in Kenya

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Audit reports in Kenya are prepared by the Office of the Auditor General or the Kenya National Audit Office. The discussion below will help demystify this topic further. There are various type […]

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Budget

Budget Advocacy Efforts in Kenya: Part IV

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  Part IV: Budget Advocacy Efforts in Kenya. In this video budget activists share their experiences. It is interesting to watch and learn.

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Public Policy

Budget Advocacy in Kenya

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These are the efforts that CSOs are making to ensure that the public is actively involved setting priorities through the budgeting process.  Budget advocacy in Kenya needs a lot of support from […]

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Indian Billionaire Rekha Jhunjhunwala

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Rekha Jhunjhunwala  has a net worth of $8.7 billion. She inherited some stock portfolio from her late husband Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who was popularly known as India’s Warren Buffet.   The late Jhunjhunwala […]

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