Ruto’s Office Spent Ksh2 Million Daily on Printing, Report Shows
A new report by the Controller of Budget, Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o, has raised serious questions about how taxpayers’ money is being used in the Executive Office of the President.
The report reveals that President William Ruto’s office has been spending about Ksh2 million every single day on printing services during the 2024/2025 financial year. This comes despite repeated promises by the President to enforce austerity measures and reduce government spending.
According to the findings, the State House was allocated a budget of Ksh4 billion, and from this, a huge Ksh817 million was spent annually on printing alone. When broken down, this figure translates to Ksh68 million every month and about Ksh2.2 million daily, a cost that has shocked many Kenyans.
The printing services covered a wide range of government needs, including documents for government policies, executive orders, official directives, and proclamations shared with ministries and state agencies.
Other expenses went into printing performance contracts for government officials, weekly press statements, official communications during national or regional crises, and documents prepared for media forums across the country.
It was also reported that part of the high printing bill may have been caused by the large number of guests frequently hosted at State House. Whenever invitations were sent out for official functions or high-level engagements, the office used expensive, high-quality paper to prepare official invitation cards, which further pushed up the costs.
Dr. Nyakang’o’s report did not stop there. It also exposed other significant expenditures in the Office of the President.
The report showed that Ksh1.9 billion was used for general administration, planning, and support services, while another Ksh750 million went into leadership and coordination functions.
Even more striking was the revelation that the President’s advisers alone consumed Ksh1 billion in public funds.
Within this advisory budget, Ksh62 million was spent specifically on Kenya and South Sudan advisory services, Ksh46 million went into Power of Mercy advisory, and Ksh97 million was used on Economic and Social Affairs advisory.
The office further allocated Ksh150 million to strategic policy advisory, Ksh251 million to oversight advisory for public entities, and a staggering Ksh765 million to leadership and coordination advisory services.
On top of this, the report also flagged spending linked to infrastructure projects within State House. It revealed that Ksh399 million has already been used for refurbishing the President’s office, a project that is currently only 66 per cent complete.
So far, all construction and renovation works at State House have cost taxpayers more than Ksh1.2 billion, and the refurbishment is projected to continue until 2027 before being fully completed.
The revelations by the Controller of Budget have sparked debate about whether the government is truly committed to its own calls for cost-cutting.
With such huge amounts being spent on printing and advisory services, questions are now being raised about the priorities of the Executive Office and how far taxpayer money is being stretched at a time when many Kenyans are struggling with the high cost of living.
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