Nairobi, April 4 -- The Treasury has launched an audit of the bank accounts held by national and county government entities to pave the way for the rollout of a Treasury Single Account (TSA) that the Cabinet approved in January.

The exercise is targeting government ministries, agencies and departments (MDAs), corporations and semi-autonomous government agencies (SAGAs), public funds and projects, county governments and their entities.

In a letter dated March 26, Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo directed the entities to provide details of the accounts, including the name of the bank, branch, account number and the identities of the signatories.

Other details include the currency designation of the account, the balance as of Feb...