Government's hospitality bill nearly doubles to Sh11.7bn

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Hospitality costs in government continue to pose a challenge to fiscal consolidation, with the latest audit revealing that the government spent Sh11.72 billion on hospitality during the 2025/26 financial year.

The expenditure was almost double the Sh6.33 billion spent in the previous financial year, raising questions over the effectiveness of President William Ruto’s austerity measures, which have targeted non-essential spending and sought to rationalise government expenditure.

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