Sh3.6 billion was spent on rentals and rates for non-residential buildings, Sh2 billion on hospitality, and Sh1.2 billion on training.
On domestic travel, MPs used Sh1.7 billion the State Department of Interior (Sh744) and the PSC (Sh616m), the Presidency (Sh271m) and the Judiciary (Sh166m).
The Presidency — comprising the offices of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto — also used Sh630 million on hospitality in the period under review.
The State gobbled up Sh7.5 billion on travel in five months, defying an austerity drive to curb non-essential expenditure.
The Controller of Budget 2018/19 financial year first half report shows State entities spent Sh5 billion on domestic travel and Sh2.5 billion on foreign tours between July and December 2018.
