Why Treasury Wants Controller of Budget to be in Charge of e-Citizen Billions

The National Treasury department that is currently under the leadership of John Mbadi as the cabinet secretary is a very powerful docket that deals with how the government raises and spends its expenditure.

According to the reliable source we have with us from the Daily Nation newspaper dated today Saturday April 19th 2025, details have emerged that the National Treasury office wants the Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang’o to be in charge of e-Citizen billions.

From the source, the Treasury department wants to tighten the withdrawal of billions of shillings collected by the public agencies through e-citizen.

With Margaret Nyakang’o being in charge of e-Citizen, its reported that this will make public entities forced to seek approval from the CoB to access money paid to them for delivering services.

In conclusion, do you think the suggested move by Treasury to bring Margaret Nyakang’o on board to check e-Citizen billions will help reduce mismanagement of public funds. Feel free to share your thoughts in our comments platform below.