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Kenya generated 1,085 GWh of electricity in January 2025, 26 GWh more than in December, unlike the late 1990s, when political turmoil and an aid embar...
The courts will hear a petition filed by a lobby group seeking to suspend the national budget-making process until the government addresses Kenya’s ba...
Speaker Wetang’ula referred both memoranda to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for review.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula confirmed its receipt along with the 2025/26 Budget Estimates, which include key revenue-raising measures f...
A task force will typically require a secretariat to handle administrative tasks, which can include salaries for secretariat staff, office supplies an...
The Sh15.1 billion released on Tuesday went to 22 counties where Nakuru received the highest share at Sh1.61 billion, followed by Turkana with Sh1.12...
According to Nyakang’o, some counties are paying bills that have not been approved, resulting in a delay in settling the legitimate pending bills that...
The audit reveals that these cancellations, which largely took place towards the end of the financial year in June 2024, are partly due to delayed dis...
Operation Linda Jamii wants the High Court to compel the government to prioritise payment of bills accumulated from June 2005 to June 2022, citing har...
The group argues that the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) dated February 12, 2025, lacks transparency and fails to demonstrate good faith regarding how...
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has previously warned Parliament that delays in settling pending bills distort government financial statements and affe...
Non-revenue water, mainly due to illegal connections and system leakages, has raised concern over the management of the water companies.
The issue of unpaid debts has long been a challenge for both local and foreign contractors, with some owed billions of shillings for work completed as...
Governor Abdulswamad escribed the move as part of his administration’s ongoing efforts to ease the financial burden on vulnerable families and restore...
Besides the Power Purchase Agreements, Kenya charges four taxes in addition to a forex charge, fuel surcharge and consumption charge, further driving...
The CS suggested that the country may have to either go back to the eight provinces in the previous Constitution or have a maximum of 14 regions to ac...
The sharp rise in domestic interest payments highlights the financial strain of borrowing from the local market as the government navigates rising deb...
Nyakang’o emphasised that her office would enforce measures to ensure government institutions work towards achieving a wage bill to revenue ratio of 3...
Suppliers and contractors continue bearing the brunt of the financial uncertainty, facing liquidity challenges and the looming threat of business clos...
Only seven counties — West Pokot, Taita Taveta, Nairobi, Mandera, Lamu, Kitui, and Embu fully adhered to their approved budgets.
The Ouko-led committee is also mandated to establish clear criteria for verifying pending bills and identifying fraudulent claims, corruption, or fals...
The fate of 70 more awaits a ruling from Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, some of which have been flagged for constitutional concerns or redundancy.
The legal action follows an ongoing dispute between Kenya Power and the Nairobi County government, which escalated when the utility company cut off el...
Sponsors of Bills that have already been debated in the Senate have also been urged to consider co-sponsorship to speed up the legislative process.
Last year, the Controller of Budget released a report that revealed Garissa and Turkana counties have the fastest-growing unpaid bills to contractors...
The mounting pending bills, compounded by the high cost of borrowing, have caused a severe cash flow crisis for private firms, particularly MSMEs.
The extension follows revelations that the taskforce, chaired by former Auditor General Edward Ouko, has cleared pending bills amounting to Sh206 bill...
The committee recommended immediate payment of all valid pending bills after the auditor general had reviewed them.
The Third Session saw MPs enact just 34.6 per cent of the Bills introduced, a decline compared to the 26 Bills passed in the corresponding session of...
The committee recommends sanctions and surcharges for accounting officers who fail to recover outstanding imprests.
