The office of the fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta has raised concerns over what it claimed was a failure by President William Ruto's administration to address its constitutional needs.
In a press address on Monday aimed at setting the record straight on the state of affairs, the office spokesperson Kanze Dena alleged that the former president has been deprived of funds.
Out of Sh655 million allocated to the office in the 2022/2023 financial year, the office now claims they have received only Sh28 million.
"That is approximately 4.4 per cent of the total budget that year," Kanze said.
This, Kanze said, is excluding payment of salaries and medical insurance.
In the Financial Year 2023/24, which is coming to an end, the office was allocated Sh503 million.
According to Kanze, nothing has hit the account of the retired president from the allocation.
"We can confirm that salaries have been paid as well as medical insurance but we cannot allude to how much it is," she said.
In the coming Financial Year 2024/25, the office has been allocated Sh579 million.
"The office waits with bated breath to see if this will be honoured," she said.
According to Kanze, the lack of budgetary allocation has forced the former President to foot some of his expenses from his pocket.
"The lack of access to put rightful budget allocation has forced the former President Uhuru Kenyatta to run the office from his pocket, paying all the bills the office incurs," Kanze said.
At the same time, the office distanced itself from budget estimates tabled in Parliament.
"Our position is that we had no input on the budget estimates that informed the allocation of Sh450 million that Treasury projects to allocate the office in the coming year 2025/26 and Sh475 million for FY 2026/27," Kanze said.
