The Foreign Affairs Ministry sought Sh523.8 million to support former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's campaign, as he ran for the Chairperson position of the African Union Commission (AUC), in line with Kenya's foreign policy for 2024.
The Controller of Budget (CoB), Margaret Nyakang'o, has, however, said in the Budget implementation review report of the first nine months for Financial Year 2024/25, that her office approved Sh216.3 million.
The initial amount was approved by National Treasury on November 14, but the CoB approved the Sh216.3 million on February 5, just about two weeks to the AUC elections date.
This came as the third quarterly report revealed that while the State agencies requested additional funding amounting to Sh48.8 billion, Nyakang'o only approved Sh42.22 billion.
