Kenya: Lobby Proposes Replacing Treasury With National Economic Council

Nairobi — A reform lobby group has proposed scrapping the National Treasury and replacing it with a new central economic planning body through a constitutional amendment aimed at reshaping how Kenya coordinates national development and public finances.

The proposal by civic movement Kuna Dawa is anchored on Constitution of Kenya 2010 Article 257, which allows citizens to initiate constitutional changes through a popular initiative.

At the centre of the proposal is the creation of a National…