Fireside Chat on Changes on Budget Practices and Procedures

On 25 June, the South Africa National Treasury (SANT) in collaboration with CABRI held a fireside chat on the theme, “Changes in budget practices and procedures in response to rapidly shifting country environments.” The event was held as part of CABRI's General Assembly meeting which was hosted by South Africa last week. Moderated by Dr Kay Brown, Executive Secretary of CABRI, the fireside chat was led by Prudence Cele, Director at the SANT and Dr Nixon Murathi Kiratu, Principal Economist for the Government of Kenya. The conversation was inspired by evidence from CABRI's Budget Practices and Procedures (BPP) 2025 which shows that both South Africa and Kenya have moved beyond basic public financial management (PFM) reform toward system refinement within already institutionalised frameworks.