PS Salome Muhia defends Sh6.8b pending bills in Correctional Services department

Principal Secretary, State Department for Correctional Services Salome Muhia - Beacco before the Public Accounts Committee to examine the report of the Auditor - General for the year ended 30th June, 2022 with regard to the Accounts of the State Department for Correctional Services at the Parliament buildings, Nairobi. June 6th,2024 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Correctional Services Principal Secretary Salome Muhia yesterday defended the large pending bills in her department, attributing them to frequent rationalisation of budgets by the Treasury.

According to a report from the Office of the Auditor General for the 2022/2023 financial year, the department had accrued Sh6.8 billion in pending bills owed to suppliers of goods and services during the period under review. This had prompted the intervention of MPs, who were considering the matter yesterday.