CSs, Governors to only travel with 2 people as govt freezes non-essential travelThe government has frozen all non-essential travel in a move to “scale down and prioritise spending, focusing on critical operations and activities”. In a further move to tame spending, Koskei says CSs and PSs in the same ministries are not to be away on foreign travel at the same time unless the foreign engagement expressly demands the same. On occasions where the County Executive Committee is to travel on behalf of a Governor, Koskei says he/she shall travel alone. “Delegations accompanying the President, the First Lady, the Deputy President, and the Prime Cabinet Secretary shall strictly be approved for officials playing a direct role in the scheduled activities/programme of the principals,” Koskei said in the letter. Additionally, the National Treasury has been directed to equitably rationalise by 50 percent all foreign and local travel budgets.

Source: Daily Nation October 03, 2023 06:32 UTC