The Office of the Controller of Budget was awarded the 2017 Financial Reporting (FiRe) Award for coming first in the Independent Offices and Constitutional Commissions category and on the IPSAS Cash Category. The Office was awarded during a Gala dinner which was held on, Thursday, 16th November 2017 and Friday 17th November 2017 respectively. The award
The Office of the Controller of Budget was established under Article 228 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 to oversee and report on implementation of the budgets
Delegates from the Republic of Somalia paid a courtesy call to the Controller of Budget on 17th May, 2017 where they had a bench-marking exercise. The delegates included Ministers and Principal Secretaries from the Government of The Republic of Somalia.