- Ndii added that the independent institutions in the country are unable to salvage the current situation.
- "We need to strengthen the Auditor General's office so that it does a lot of value for money audit," he added.
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Chairperson of President William Ruto's Economic Council David Ndii has alleged the government is extremely wasteful in terms of spending.
Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, Ndii said there is no single day that he is not irritated by how wasteful the government can be.
"Government is extremely wasteful, there is not a single day that I am not exasperated by not just how wasteful it is but by how deliberate it is and how unbothered people are," he said.
"It's not just this government, governments are very wasteful."
Ndii added that the independent institutions in the country are unable to salvage the current situation.
"The independent institutions (Auditor General, Controller of budget, Investigative bodies) in the country are totally helpless and are unable to solve the current situation of wastage," he added.
The Economist said the government needs to put more systems in place to have more value for money. He noted that automation around procurements could help the government to be more cost-effective.
"We need to strengthen the Auditor General's office so that it does a lot of value for money audit," he added.
He said the automation procurement, part of IFMIS, is yet to be implemented.
"For as far as I can remember, the process has been on the cards for about 10 years, somehow, it never happened."
On Sunday, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua revealed the government is experiencing cash crisis and was even unable to pay salaries of civil servants on time.
He said the delay was occasioned by a borrowing spree done by the past regime of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The DP noted that revenue collected in the past few days was only enough to foot debt obligations.
He said the government is looking forward to collecting more revenue in the near future to cater for salaries.
According to the records by the National Treasury, the government spends Sh50 billion every month towards civil servant pay and Sh8 billion goes towards pension.
On the monthly debt repayment, the government spends Sh60 billion and Sh27 billion is allocated to county governments.