Lobby group seeks to halt budget-making process over pending bills

Prof Fred Ogola, a member of the Operation Linda Jamii, says it is irresponsible for the government to proceed with new budget allocations while ignoring unpaid debts.. [File, Standard]

A petition has been filed seeking to suspend the ongoing national budget-making process for the 2025/2026 financial year until the government clears pending bills amounting to over Sh698.27 million.

The lawsuit lodged by Operation Linda Jamii and led by Prof Fred Ogolla seeks orders barring the National Assembly and the National Treasury from proceeding with the budget process.