The latest government data indicates that the pending bills stand at around Sh700 billion.
In a brief tabled in Parliament, the Controller of Budget reported that suppliers and contractors were owed Sh447 billion by parastatals alone as of December 31, 2023.
This means that only Sh3 billion was paid up, as the bills were Sh450 billion as of March 31, 2023.
The pending bills of ministries and state departments stood at Sh79 billion.
The statistics indicate that the bills grew by Sh12 billion from the Sh79 billion reported in May 2023.
