Govt Suspends Non-Essential Travel, Slash foreign travel delegations by half
The government has suspended foreign travel in five categories for government officials.
In a statement on Monday, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said the constitution demands prudent and responsible utilisation of public money.
He said it is a principle that remains the guiding anchor of the government’s current fiscal consolidation and monetary policy strategies.
The suspended categories include benchmarking and study visits, training and related capacity-building Initiatives, research, academic meetings and Symposia.
Others include; the Auditor General, Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Director of Public Prosecutions, Clerk of the Senate and his counterpart in the National Assembly.
All County Governors, County Secretaries and County Assembly Clerks will also be affected by the new directive.
“This has been necessitated by the need to scale down and prioritise spending, focusing on critical operations and activities that are essential to service delivery to the citizen,” the notice read in part.
” The participation should also be pursuant to the conduct of critical state party engagements and for the purpose of fulfilling a statutory leadership or membership role, in which critical decisions impacting the country’s position are under consideration,” Koskei said.
