CoB to access billions if proposed change in law sails through

A parliamentary committee wants the law changed to give the Controller of Budget (CoB) powers to report on and provide independent oversight of billions of shillings held in national and county government funds and levies.

The call by the National Assembly Committee on Constitutional Implementation Oversight, contained in a report to the House, comes amid concerns that a majority of the 75 funds and levies at the national level, as well as many others in the counties, are blind spots and potential cash cows.