Counties stifle private sector with unpaid bills

Counties have not paid suppliers more than Sh43 billion incurred during the 2016/17 financial year, making the devolved units the worst employers for private sector.

According to an analysis of the Auditor General’s reports by the National Taxpayers Association (NTA), Mombasa County had the most pending bills at Sh4 billion, followed by Machakos at Sh2.8 billion and Kisumu’s Sh2.5 billion.