Nakuru County's debt rises by Sh1.5b in nine months

A protester makes a point when locals and activists staged a demonstration over the illegal hiring of 180 workers by the county government. The county government accumulated an unexplained Sh1.5 billion debt in nine months, a state agency has revealed. (PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/ STANDARD)

The county government accumulated an unexplained Sh1.5 billion debt in nine months, a state agency has revealed.

According to the Controller of Budget the county government failed to explain how pending bills shot to Sh3.95 billion in the 2015-2016 financial year from Sh2.4 billion reported by the end of the previous year.