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State plans to pay off Sh8b owed to road contractors by year’s end

The Government will pay out Sh8 billion to road contractors by tomorrow to settle part of the debt owed to them, Infrastructure Principal Secretary John Mosonik said yesterday.

In a phone interview, Mr Mosonik said the total outstanding amount owed as at November 31 this year was Sh33 billion, which had accumulated over time owing to inadequate budgetary allocations.

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