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National Treasury secures Sh437.8 billion loan to plug budget deficit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 21, 2025

In the domestic market, Treasury bonds raised Sh310.6 billion, with Treasury bills adding another Sh45 billion in new debt.

Senate Committee moves to ban detention of patients, bodies over unpaid medical bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2025

Sponsored by Nyamira Senator Okong’o Omogeni, the Bill explicitly forbids health facilities from holding patients or corpses as leverage for unpaid bi...

Senate probes detention of new mothers in hospitals over unpaid bills
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 18, 2025

Legislators expressed concern that the transition to SHA has created gaps in maternal healthcare, exposing women to unlawful confinement.

Delayed government payments fueling bank loan defaults in Kenya, Fitch warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2025

According to the agency, the banking industry’s impaired loan ratio, which stood at 17.6 per cent in June, is unlikely to ease until public-sector arr...

City Hall cracks down on Illegal billboards, seeks Sh500 million in unpaid fees
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2025

Chief Officer for Urban Development and Planning Patrick Analo Akivaga in Wednewday said the county is owed over Sh500 million by various advertising...

Senators, governors clash looms over new County Oversight Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

The Bill, sponsored by Narok Senator Ledama Olekina, seeks to create a framework for senators to oversee the allocation, collection, use, and manageme...

Senate urges swift action on Kenyans stranded in Russia, gender violence, mental health, and illegal construction
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 09, 2025

Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana sought urgent clarification from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding Kenyan youth who trave...

Key Bills on county governance, climate construction set for debate as Senate resumes sittings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 28, 2025

Among the key Bills slated for discussion is the County Governments Laws (Amendment) Bill, sponsored by Garissa Senator Abdul Haji, which seeks to tig...

Parliament warns Kenyans against fake Bills, false Cabinet vetting letter circulating online
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 22, 2025

In a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon, the Assembly clarified that the counterfeit Bills are being presented as those recently passed by Parlia...

World Bank urges Kenya to raise excise taxes to clear Sh526 billion pending bills
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 09, 2025

The World Bank has recommended that Kenya raise excise taxes on select goods, including alcohol, tobacco and sugary drinks, to generate revenue for se...

Solicitor General calls for tougher rules on emergency care, body detention
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 08, 2025

If Parliament adopts the proposed changes, hospitals will be legally required to comply with the expanded emergency treatment provisions and stop deta...

Civic group petitions Senate over 'runaway graft'
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 02, 2025

Prof Fred Ogolla condemned government borrowing for consumption and prestige projects, which increase debt servicing costs and leave less funding for...

High Court orders Mater Hospital to release detained body over Sh3.3 million bill
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 29, 2025

The applicants contended that the hospital's conduct was exploitative and had compounded their grief by denying them the opportunity to accord their m...

Contractors, suppliers on the brink as pending bills mount to Sh177 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 23, 2025

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...

MTRH discharges new mothers detained over unpaid bills after public outcry
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2025

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.

National Assembly, Senate returns from recess to tackle heavy legislative agenda
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2025

In the National Assembly, priority will be given to the vetting of nominees for appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors and Consuls-General, as...

Controller of Budget pushes to list counties’ pending bills more than a year old as public debt
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 21, 2025

Nyakang’o said leaving unpaid bills outside the legal definition of public debt has allowed counties to accumulate dues uncontrollably, threatening pr...

Treasury extends Pending Bills Committee term, names Ouko Anti-Money Laundering Board chair
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2025

Edward Ouko, a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, previously served as Auditor General, where he was widely recognised...

Nairobi eases debt burden by cutting pending bills by Sh35 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 20, 2025

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...

County own-source revenues under pressure as Siaya posts lowest performance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

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...

CoB Margaret Nyakang’o warns health payrolls devouring county budgets
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

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.

Businesses on the brink as counties’ pending bills soar to Sh176 billion - CoB
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

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...

Nairobi tops counties' travel spending, development projects left behind – CoB report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2025

In her report, Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o warned that such spending is excessive, unnecessary, and diverts resources from essential infra...

Treasury disburses Sh2.6 billion to boost recovery of MSMEs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 13, 2025

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.

Parliament warns Government Advertising Agency's debt crisis threatens public campaigns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2025

The National Assembly Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Butere MP Tindi Mwale, was informed that while government entities routinely use the GAA t...

Parliament orders Ministry of Roads to advertise projects only when funds are available
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 09, 2025

During a session on Tuesday, the National Assembly Committee on Implementation criticised the ministry for awarding contracts without securing adequat...

CoB warns of pending bills, identifies key contributors to Sh25 billion fines
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

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...

Mounting pending bills choking SMEs, risking jobs - CoB Margaret Nyakang’o
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

CoB Margaret Nyakang’o said the unpaid bills are causing “liquidity challenges, potential business closures, job losses, and increased government expe...

Penalties on pending bills surge by Sh3.7 billion, hitting Sh25.28 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 03, 2025

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...

Ruto to hospitals: We will not pay pending medical claims without verification
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

The President said hospitals opposing verification are essentially trying to protect corrupt practices.

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