Katiba Institute (KI) has written to the National Treasury seeking information on the operationalisation of Treasury Single Accounts (TSAs). This request is under Article 35 of the Constitution and the Access to Information Act Cap. 7M, Laws of Kenya.

In a letter dated 12 March 2025, KI sought the following information from the National Treasury:

1. How will the proposed National Treasury Single Account be operationalised? Please include in your response to this details on the intended structure, the personnel involved in its operationalisation, and the nature of their functional relationship with the accounting offices of the various affected national government entities.
2. Has the National Treasury developed and circulated any guidelines on the operationalisation of the National Treasury Single Account? Kindly attach any and/or of these to your response.
3. Will depositing funds into the National Treasury Single Account equate to depositing monies into the Consolidated Fund? If not, what will the nature of the relationship between these two?
4. In what ways will the operationalisation of the Treasury Single Account allow for the use of Appropriations in Aid (AiA) as required by Article 206(1)(b) of the Constitution?
5. How will the disbursement of funds to entities envisioned under Sections 28(3) and 119(3) be implemented and what circumstances are envisioned to warrant such disbursements?
6. What is the nature and extent of engagements that you have undertaken with county governments, especially on aspects touching on Country Treasury Single Accounts, and what is envisioned as their and the national government’s role in the intended operationalisation of county TSAs?

You can access the letter below:

Request for Information – The National Treasury