The government has expanded the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Programme to Northern Kenya as it rolls out the second phase of the youth empowerment initiative targeting 122,203 young entrepreneurs across the country. The programme, backed by KSh3.06 billion, will this week begin reaching beneficiaries in Garissa, Wajir, Mandera and Marsabit counties, marking the…
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has announced that it has paid KSh27.91 billion to health facilities across the country, representing approximately 80 percent of all claims submitted by June 30, 2026. In a statement released on Thursday, SHA said 8,349 health facilities had submitted claims worth KSh40.91 billion. Claims worth KSh6.96 billion are still undergoing…
A new report by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has revealed widespread delays in payment of contractors and suppliers by county governments, with billions of shillings in pending bills accumulating across the country. The report shows that county governments continue to delay settlement of verified invoices for goods and services already delivered, leaving contractors under…
Several county governments, including Wajir, Siaya and Nairobi, continued processing billions of shillings in salaries through manual payroll systems despite a government directive requiring a transition to the Human Resource Information System (HRIS), a new report has revealed. According to a report by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o, county governments processed at least Sh5.19 billion…
