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Treasury CS Rotich wants law amended to speedup payments to suppliers

L-R:Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina,Finance CS Henry Rotich and area Governor Samuel Tunai during an investment forum

NAROK, KENYA: The Finance Ministry has asked the National Assembly to review the public Procurement laws to allow the county and national government to pay suppliers their dues within 60 days to cushion contractors against losses accrued due to delays.

Speaking in Narok during the Narok Investment Stakeholders Forum, Finance Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich said for many years the suppliers have suffered due to government bureaucracy thus need to amend it to fast track the payments.

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