Laikipia governor says only Sh1.2 billion pending bills are genuine

Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu before the Senate Public Accounts Committee on June 12, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu has told the Senate Public Accounts Committee that only Sh1.2 billion out of the Sh 2.2 billion pending bills inherited from the previous administration will be paid.

Mr Irungu who appeared before the Committee Chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang in Nairobi on Wednesday, said that the County Pending Bills Committee had queries about the eligibility of about Sh1 billion pending bills.