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Treasury sets aside Sh2 billion to pay off debts

Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui (left) is taken around Naivasha town to inspect the clogged drainage system that is causing roads to flood when it rains. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The county government has set aside Sh2.2 billion in the 2018-2019 budget to pay pending bills that have accumulated to Sh4.1 billion.

According to a county review of the public debts document submitted by the executive before the county assembly Wednesday, Governor Lee Kinyanjui’s administration plans to use Sh187 million to offset debts owed to various suppliers and contractors for goods supplied and services rendered.

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