Kenya’s Commissions of inquiries-how much have they cost so far?

By Francis Mureithi
The government has spent a total of KSh 700 million so far on commissions of inquiries since President Kibaki assumed office in 2002.
In total, 6 commissions of inquiries have been established so far under President Kibaki's rule-each aimed at resolving one or the other conflict.
The most expensive commission so far was the Goldenberg commission appointed in 2003 and which submitted its report in 2006 after guzzling KSh 500 million.
Coming next was the Ndung'u commission established in 2003 and a report submitted to the President in 2004 after the commission gulping KSh 77 million.
Third in expenditure is the commission that probed the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel and swallowed Sh 51 million. However, figures from the Cabinet Office indicate that it guzzled Ksh 63 million though Parliament Hansard shows the commission consumed Ksh 51 million.
The forth in expenditure is the Kriegler commission that probed the conduct of 2007 elections and which consumed a total of Ksh49 million. The donor community contributed a paltry KSh 1 million with the other KSh48 million being footed by the tax payer.
The Waki commission, which probed the post election violence, comes 5th in expenditure. It consumed Sh 7 million with the donor community only contributing KSh 1 million.
The last commission in expenditure under President Kibaki's rule is that which probed the activities of Armenian brothers Artur Margaryan and Artur Sargasyan established in 2006 and which consumed KSh 19 million. It’s the cost of managing conflict.
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