In response to a request from the Government of Kenya, an AFRITAC East (AFE) government finance statistics (GFS) technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, during October 7-16, 2019. The primary objective of the mission was to support staff in improving the quality of...

The implementation of Fiscal Responsibility and Budgetary Management (FRBM) Act led to a conflicting trade-off between fiscal discipline and social sector spending. The scenario was expected to be even worse at the state level, given the imbalance between responsibilities and revenue of the...

Expenditure arrears, signifying prolonged delays in the government meeting its financial obligations to suppliers and creditors, have become an increasingly common feature of government operations in many developing countries. This paper indicates the significance of arrears in distorting...