Senate wants forensic audit on Sh99b pending bills

Chairman Public Accounts Committee, Moses Kajwang (right) talking to Tharaka Nithi Senator, Mithika Linturi during workshop of the senate committee. [Omondi Onyango/Standard]

A Senate watchdog committee has called for a forensic audit into Sh100 billion county governments owe suppliers.

The Senate County Public Accounts Investment Committee yesterday expressed fear that a huge chunk of the debt owed to contractors could be fictitious claims.