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.
The Office of the Controller of Budget was awarded the 2016 Financial Reporting (FiRe) Award for coming first in two categories, Independent Offices and Constitutional Commissions category and on the IPSAS Cash Category.
In the 2013/14 financial year, the governor Evans Kidero-led administration realised Sh10 billion in revenue, while the total revenue generated by all the 47 counties amounted to Sh26.3 billion. In the first financial year of the devolution system, the county governments had budgeted for Sh261.1 billion, of which Sh100.4 billion was intended for development. However,
Six counties among them Nairobi, Homa Bay and Machakos spent more money than what had been approved by the Controller of Budget in the first six months of the year, a new report has shown. Others who exceeded their budget ceilings were Murang’a, Trans Nzoia and Meru. According to the County Governments Budget Implementation Review