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Counties owe suppliers Sh176 billion in pending bills, report reveals

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o before the National Assembly's Committee on Public Debt & Privatization to deliberate on the Consolidated Funds Services for FY 2025/26 at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi. May 30th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A new report by the Office of the Controller of Budget exposes the wanton suffering of contractors and suppliers to county governments amid surging pending bills.

The County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report for the 2024/2025 financial year revealed that counties reported a cumulative pending bills totaling Sh176.80 billion as of 30th June 2025.

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