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Topic: Spending

Psychology of end-year spending and how to stay mindful

By Anjellah Owino   2025-11-08 14:48:57

Finance coach Margaret Njeri says there is also a cultural belief that money is meant to be enjoyed when the year ends, so people tend to relax their budgets.

SHA on the spot for spending Sh77m on court cases valued at just Sh13m

By Mercy Kahenda   2025-10-23 12:55:13

SHA was put on the spot to explain how it spent Sh77 million on legal representation, only to recover Sh13 million, raising concerns over wastage of taxpayers’ money

Kenyans ridicule US Embassy for suspending posts over government shutdown

By David Njaaga   2025-10-01 18:23:55

Kenyans flooded the US Embassy’s X account with sarcasm after it announced it would suspend regular updates due to the federal government shutdown in Washington.

William Ruto: The hustler who doesn't mind spending in billionaires league

By David Odongo   2025-09-10 19:01:08

The President has a taste for the finer things, but this comes at a cost on the taxpayers. Whereas he preaches austerity when addressing the nation his spending is unhindered.

'Counties spending less on pay,' SRC projects in new data

By David Njaaga   2025-09-08 13:03:38

SRC projects a sharp fall in counties’ wage-bill-to-revenue ratio to 35.38 per cent in the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, down from 43.34 per cent in the previous quarter.

Lavish state spending blamed as schools reel from capitation crisis

By Antony Gitonga   2025-09-07 19:19:06

According to Naivasha MP Jane Kihara, the current financial crisis has led to food and learning material shortages, forcing schools to send students home.