Fresh whistleblower allegations from inside the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy have painted a disturbing picture of alleged financial suffocation, operational paralysis and abuse of office at the heart of one of Kenya’s most critical government ministries.
According to internal complaints shared anonymously by frustrated officers, staff attached to the Directorate of Information and the Kenya News Agency are allegedly being forced to undertake official government duties without facilitation, allowances or even basic operational support while senior officials continue operating with what insiders describe as “untouchable immunity.”
At the center of the allegations is Chief Finance Officer M.M. Mosiria, who whistleblowers accuse of deliberately frustrating core government communication functions by allegedly delaying approvals for officers’ facilitation, travel allowances and operational funding without explanation.
The allegations describe a ministry where field officers travel across the country on official state assignments without subsistence allowances, fuel support or reimbursement despite approved government activities and official memos requesting facilitation.
One particularly shocking claim alleges that officers returning to Nairobi from official assignments were once forced to contribute money from their own personal savings to fuel a government vehicle after the assigned driver allegedly received insufficient fuel allocation for the return journey. According to insiders, the officers had not even received their allowances at the time and were left stranded during official government work.
Whistleblowers now claim the situation inside Telposta Towers has deteriorated so severely that departments responsible for critical government information dissemination are operating without basic workplace infrastructure. Sources allege that county and sub-county information offices lack computers, modern camera equipment, accessories and even stable internet access required for rapid transmission of news and government information from the field.
The crisis has reportedly crippled the operations of the Kenya News Agency, one of the country’s oldest government information and archival institutions. Internal complaints suggest that KNA officers are increasingly unable to cover important state functions, national events and regional government activities because operational funds allegedly remain locked within the ministry’s finance department.
One recent case highlighted by whistleblowers involved a regional journalism clubs expo in Kakamega organized by the Media Council of Kenya. According to the internal complaint, officers selected to travel and support the event reportedly failed to receive facilitation and travel allowances despite official memos allegedly being submitted days before the assignment.
The event, which was intended to mentor secondary school students interested in journalism and digital media, reportedly suffered operational challenges because funds meant for transportation, exhibition materials and logistical support allegedly remained unapproved at the finance office.
Sources inside the ministry now claim the financial paralysis is not accidental but systemic. The whistleblower alleges that certain officers enjoy preferential treatment and endless travel approvals while others are left stranded despite being assigned official state duties. Some officials, insiders claim, have even earned the nickname “the sky team” because of their frequent fully-facilitated trips while ordinary officers struggle to secure basic operational approvals.
Even more explosively, the whistleblower claims the finance official allegedly enjoys protection from a very senior government figure, creating what insiders describe as an atmosphere of fear where relatively senior officers avoid questioning decisions made within the finance department. According to the allegations, this perceived protection has made the official effectively untouchable inside ministry circles despite mounting complaints from staff.
The whistleblower further alleges that development funds are being disproportionately directed toward already refurbished stations while neglected field offices continue deteriorating. According to the claims, several county information stations remain dilapidated and poorly equipped despite repeated requests for rehabilitation and modernization.
The allegations also point to possible favoritism and influence networks inside the ministry. Sources claim the finance official is related to a senior figure within Nairobi County government, a connection whistleblowers believe may contribute to the confidence and influence allegedly enjoyed inside ministry structures.
Meanwhile, ordinary officers reportedly continue operating under demoralizing conditions while attempting to execute government communication mandates across the country. According to the complaint, the financial constraints have severely affected government information dissemination, media archiving and documentation of key national events.
The whistleblower claims the contradiction is glaring because while departments allegedly struggle without facilitation, ministry records still reportedly reflect full utilization of treasury allocations. This has now raised uncomfortable questions about budgeting priorities, internal accountability and whether operational funds are being managed transparently.
The allegations, while unproven, now place pressure on oversight agencies and ministry leadership to address growing concerns from officers who claim critical government communication services are being quietly crippled from within.
For many frustrated staff members, the issue is no longer simply about delayed allowances or poor facilitation. They say the real danger is that one of Kenya’s most important information institutions is slowly being weakened through alleged financial strangulation, operational neglect and unchecked internal power networks.
And unless urgent intervention happens, insiders fear the collapse of morale and operational capacity inside the Directorate of Information and Kenya News Agency could eventually cripple the government’s ability to effectively communicate, archive and preserve national information across the country.
