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Parastatals put further strain on State coffers with Sh15b unpaid loans

Kenya Meat Commission factory in Athi River. It is one of the biggest debtors with a Sh940 million unpaid loan. [PHOTO: FILE]

The State has lost Sh15 billion in non-performing loans lent out to parastatals and Government agencies, some of which have since become defunct.

According to financial reports of State corporations over the last financial year released by Treasury, a total of 35 State organs ranging from sugar firms to local authorities owe the Government a collective Sh15.4 billion in non-performing loans.

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