Treasury firm on funds allocation as 16 counties clear pending bills

National Treasury and Planning Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani.

County governments are racing against time to clear pending bills worth Sh51.2 billion to avoid being locked out of funds allocation by the National Treasury.

So far, 16 counties have cleared pending bills, nine have given the National Treasury their substantial payment plans on how they will settle their debts by March, eight indicated they will clear by June while the remaining 14 have to review their budgets for the current financial year to enable them provide funds for the bills.