The latest expenditure reports of the National and county governments, by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o, reveal a shocking scenario.
The report, covering the first half of the current fiscal year, reveals that the national government — ministries, departments and agencies — has accumulated pending bills amounting to Sh524.04 billion as at December 31, 2024.
Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o/FILE
Doing business with national and
county government agencies has continued to be a risky enterprise as the
entities perennially fail to pay their
contractors and suppliers.
The latest report says the two levels of government have accumulated
Sh706.20 billion in pending bills as
of December 31 last year.
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