JUST IN: CS Mbadi Defends Treasury’s Use of KES. 2.1 Billion on Haiti Peace Mission
The Kenyan government has spent Kes.2.1 billion on the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti, despite previous assurances that no taxpayer money would be used for the peace mission. A letter from the Treasury to the National Assembly revealed that the government allocated a total of Kes.17.6 billion under Article 223, which allows spending without parliamentary approval. Of this amount, Kes.2 billion was directed toward supporting Kenya’s peacekeeping efforts in Haiti. This disbursement, made on September 18th, has raised concerns due to the earlier commitment that taxpayer funds would not fund the mission. In response, Treasury CS John Mbadi clarified
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