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Treasury CS warns counties on growing Sh103 billion pension debt, calls for reforms
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

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...

Private hospitals give Duale two weeks to settle NHIF arrears
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) said the government had failed to honour President William Ruto’s March 5 directive to...

Counties drain Sh15 billion in legal fees as key services suffer
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

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...

Payment of pending bills breathes new life into construction, manufacturing sectors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 05, 2025

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) said the revival of the road construction sector was having a positive effect on manufacturers who had su...

Senate probes KeNHA Kiambu Road project over exclusive foreign tender restrictions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

The tender, which has since been cancelled without explanation, was limited to Chinese contractors or consortia led by Chinese firms, sparking accusat...

CBK rolls out reforms to stop counties from diverting billions in funds meant for suppliers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

CBK Governor Dr Kamau Thugge said the reforms will curb this form of abuse by tying approved requisitions to actual payments, thereby blocking discret...

KeNHA grilled over use of privately registered highway patrol vehicles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

CS Chirchir defended the practice, stating that KeNHA relies on service providers contracted under a Performance-Based Contract (PBC) model, who suppl...

Senate proposes end to unlimited chief officer appointments by governors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

In a report recently tabled in the Senate, the committee calls for an amendment to the law to introduce both a minimum and a maximum number of chief o...

Governors sound alarm as pending bills balloon to Sh172 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Council of Governors (CoG) chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi said unpaid bills had reached Sh172.51 billion by the end of the financial year, with Nairobi C...

Small businesses struggle as government pending bills surge to Sh684 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

In her latest report covering the first nine months of the 2024/25 financial year, Nyakang'o reveals that the national government is responsible for S...

KeRRA, KeNHA lead in Sh4.1 billion penalties over pending bills as contractors feel the pinch
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

According to CoB data, total penalties rose from Sh12.07 billion in December, with KeRRA recording the largest increase—its interest and penalties gre...

County heads on notice as EACC cracks down on end-of-year fraud
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said it is closely monitoring county transactions and will take legal action against any public offic...

Debt: Senators expose how counties are driving contractors into bankruptcy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 20, 2025

Senators, particularly, flagged Tharaka Nithi and Garissa counties, where long-overdue bills remain unsettled, despite repeated calls for accountabili...

Nairobi tops pending bills as counties struggle to cut debt despite massive payments - CoB
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 13, 2025

According to the Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang’o, some counties continue to struggle with implementing agreed repayment plans.

Treasury sets aside Sh229 billion to pay verified pending bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 12, 2025

He said the verification committee, appointed in September 2023, is finalising its report and will submit it by the end of this month.

Businesses squeezed as government pending bills climb by Sh25 billion
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 11, 2025

The mounting backlog of unpaid government bills continues to hamper their operations, despite repeated calls from stakeholders for faster settlement.

Treasury taskforce recommends bond-funded trust to clear Sh421 billion pending bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 03, 2025

The fund would raise money by issuing securities secured by future government payments, with the proceeds being used to pay contractors, suppliers, an...

IEBC faces Sh3.8 billion pending bills as it prepares for 2027 General Election
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

Of this amount, Sh2.65 billion is owed in legal fees, while Sh298 million covers election logistics

Government clears Sh118.3bn pending bills in Q1 2025 as Treasury pushes to cut arrears
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 26, 2025

According to Treasury data, the reduction is partly attributed to the ongoing settlements in the infrastructure docket.

Blow for suppliers as Treasury declares Sh270 billion pending bills invalid
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2025

A special audit committee led by former Auditor General Edward Ouko has cleared only Sh230 billion as legitimate, dealing a crushing blow to many busi...

Ruto pledges Sh150 billion pending bills payout to struggling suppliers by end of year
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 10, 2025

The President acknowledged the negative impact these unpaid debts have had on businesses, especially smaller enterprises.

Contractors await Treasury’s verdict as review on Sh518.7bn pending bills nears completion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

As the verification process nears completion, contractors eagerly await the outcome, hoping that their claims will be validated and payments will be p...

Court to rule on halt of prisons recruitment, suspension of national budget-making process
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 05, 2025

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...

Ruto's government under scrutiny over rising number of task forces and their effectiveness
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 26, 2025

A task force will typically require a secretariat to handle administrative tasks, which can include salaries for secretariat staff, office supplies an...

Counties get Sh15.1bn relief from Treasury amid mounting arrears, service disruptions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

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...

Nyakang’o flags rising mismanagement as counties divert Sh13.2bn in unapproved payments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 23, 2025

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...

Auditor General flags 15 counties over Sh13.26 billion in suspicious cancelled payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 20, 2025

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...

Court petition seeks to block budget over Sh600 billion owed to suppliers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2025

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...

Lobby moves to court to stop 2025/26 budget over Sh698 million pending bills
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 16, 2025

The group argues that the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) dated February 12, 2025, lacks transparency and fails to demonstrate good faith regarding how...

MPs probe rejected Sh268 billion claims from government contractors awaiting payment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 10, 2025

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has previously warned Parliament that delays in settling pending bills distort government financial statements and affe...

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