Ruto, Gachagua splash Sh785m on travel in six months amid austerity

The Office of the Deputy President spent Sh184 million and Sh111 million in domestic and foreign travel respectively.

The expenditure was much higher compared to the Sh295 million and Sh265 million recorded in the first half of the 2022-2023 and 2021-2022 financial years, and represented seven per cent of the entire government's travel budget...