Data from the controller of budget office indicate that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto spending on foreign travel dropped 66 percent to Sh44 million.

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This drop was witnessed in the six months to December during the prolonged electioneering period.

The Presidency comprising the offices of the President and the Deputy President is said to have spent Sh44 million on foreign travel in the first half of the year unlike Sh130 million spent a year prior.

During the period, the two leaders were in the country campaigning for re-election.

This indicates Sh86 million drop. During his first in term in office, President Uhuru Kenyatta was heavily criticized over his foreign trips.

Mr Kenyatta is usually accompanied by large delegations, including his security detail and senior government officials who draw hefty sums in traveling allowances whenever he travels abroad.