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Simba Arati tells Senate only Sh231 million of Sh1.6 billion pending bills genuine

Kisii Governor Simba Arati consults with his with Senator Richard Onyonka during a previous event. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Kisii Governor Simba Arati has said that out of the Sh1.6 billion pending bills he inherited when he came into office only bills worthy Sh231 million have been found to be genuine.

Arati who appeared before the Senate Finance Committee in Nairobi yesterday said that the county pending bill verification committee flagged out Sh198 million as being directly suspect and was almost concluding its exercise.

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