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The Senate has directed its Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee to investigate stalled and abandoned projects across the 47 counties and establish the amount of public money already spent on them.
The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) wants the government to restore funding for the regulator, saying EBK needs enough resources to carry out inspections and ensure that engineering rules are followed.
In her November 2025 National Government Budget Implementation Review Report covering the 2025/26 financial year, Nyakang’o pointed to weak preparation and planning by the agencies in charge as the main reason for the delays.
According to the report by the Auditor General, the extra charges went far beyond what schools are allowed to collect, with some families paying between Sh100,000 and Sh300,000, and in extreme cases up to Sh1.2 million for different school projects.
The President launched several projects, including the groundbreaking of the Masalani Affordable Housing project and the commissioning of the Masalani water project.Later in the afternoon, Ruto is to attend the wedding nikah ceremony of the son of NIS boss Noordin Haji.
Data from the Controller of Budget (CoB) for the 2024/2025 financial year reveals that 158 county projects in 18 devolved units remain unfinished, with Sh3.8 billion already spent and an additional Sh5.3 billion required to complete them.
The proposal arose during a series of school inspection visits where MPs assessed progress on Junior Secondary School (JSS) projects financed through a Sh1 billion special grant.
According to the latest County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report, officials racked up billions on travel, with Nairobi, Machakos, and Kitui topping the list of spenders.
Among the most notable stalled projects are the Aror and Kimwarer dams, which were launched with huge budgets but remain incomplete years later.
They warned that continued lack of transparency could undermine public trust in the devolved system, especially if citizens continue to see little impact from approved budgets.
Citing the county’s high ranking in the national Fiduciary Risk Assessment, Sifuna described Nairobi’s situation as deeply troubling and a reflection of systemic failures in financial oversight.
Members questioned a 2014 feasibility study that cost Sh163 million, which was not approved by the Ministry of Energy, yet KenGen is now seeking new consultants to update it.