Senate Bills Stories
Among the key Bills slated for discussion is the County Governments Laws (Amendment) Bill, sponsored by Garissa Senator Abdul Haji, which seeks to tig...
In a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon, the Assembly clarified that the counterfeit Bills are being presented as those recently passed by Parlia...
The World Bank has recommended that Kenya raise excise taxes on select goods, including alcohol, tobacco and sugary drinks, to generate revenue for se...
If Parliament adopts the proposed changes, hospitals will be legally required to comply with the expanded emergency treatment provisions and stop deta...
Prof Fred Ogolla condemned government borrowing for consumption and prestige projects, which increase debt servicing costs and leave less funding for...
The applicants contended that the hospital's conduct was exploitative and had compounded their grief by denying them the opportunity to accord their m...
Nairobi alone owes Sh62.38 billion in long-standing bills. Yet, in the past year, City Hall piled on Sh12.6 billion in fresh arrears, compounding the...
At least 27 new mothers had been held at MTRH, some for as long as three months, over outstanding bills ranging from Sh20,000 to Sh500,000.
In the National Assembly, priority will be given to the vetting of nominees for appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors and Consuls-General, as...
Nyakang’o said leaving unpaid bills outside the legal definition of public debt has allowed counties to accumulate dues uncontrollably, threatening pr...
Edward Ouko, a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, previously served as Auditor General, where he was widely recognised...
Nairobi’s arrears stood at Sh121.78 billion as of June 30, 2024, with Sh121.26 billion linked to the County Executive and Sh513.92 million owed by th...
CoB Margaret Nyakang’o highlighted that heavy dependence on hospitals, which make up a large portion of revenue, coupled with arrears of Sh124.95 bill...
The report reveals that the health sector took the largest share of wages, absorbing 44 per cent of the total employee costs, nearly Sh97 billion.
While most counties struggle, Nairobi has managed to reduce its pending bills by Sh36.78 billion, bringing the total to Sh86.77 billion. Mombasa’s unp...
In her report, Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o warned that such spending is excessive, unnecessary, and diverts resources from essential infra...
The five-year Sh7.1 billion initiative was designed to fill financing gaps in the MSME sector, gaps that widened during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National Assembly Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Butere MP Tindi Mwale, was informed that while government entities routinely use the GAA t...
During a session on Tuesday, the National Assembly Committee on Implementation criticised the ministry for awarding contracts without securing adequat...
The Ministry of Roads and Transport is the largest contributor to the accumulated fines, with penalties totalling Sh21.3 billion on top of its pending...
CoB Margaret Nyakang’o said the unpaid bills are causing “liquidity challenges, potential business closures, job losses, and increased government expe...
Figures released by the Controller of Budget (CoB) show that fines and interest linked to pending bills increased to Sh25.28 billion from Sh21.58 bill...
The President said hospitals opposing verification are essentially trying to protect corrupt practices.
Data from the National Treasury shows outstanding pending bills by the national government rose to Sh525.9 billion at the end of June, up from Sh421.6...
She explained that Committees had held a total of 2,115 sittings, including 820 by Audit, Appropriations and General Purpose Committees and 1,295 by D...
On July 7, Nairobi’s Central Business District was effectively closed as police blocked major roads to prevent thousands of youth from gathering for t...
Speaking at the devolution conference in Homa Bay, Mbadi said the surge in pension debt owed by counties, which has increased from Sh23.3 billion to o...
Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) said the government had failed to honour President William Ruto’s March 5 directive to...
Nairobi County was found to have the highest legal bill, owing Sh6.2 billion to just four advocates, a figure that makes up 29 per cent of its Sh21.4...
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) said the revival of the road construction sector was having a positive effect on manufacturers who had su...
