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Senators to debate motion on pending bills

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Senate Investments and Special Funds Committee chair and Narok Senator Ledama ole Kina during the committee's meeting at Parliament buildings on August 10, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Senate Minority Whip Ledama ole Kina has introduced a motion in the Senate, urging county governments to settle verified pending bills below Sh1 billion by the end of this fiscal year. Concurrently, Ole Kina suggests that pending bills exceeding Sh1 billion be settled by the end of the 2024/2025.

Many first-term governors have declined to pay pending bills accumulated during their predecessors' tenure, arguing that the billions of shillings demanded by service providers were mostly allocated to non-existent projects.

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