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Pending bills committee gets extension

Pending Bills Verification Committee chairman Edward Ouko. [File, Standard]

The National Treasury has extended the term of the committee that has been auditing pending bills to December 2025, a further indication that businesses that are owed billions of shillings by different state entities will have to wait longer. 

The government and county government owed suppliers of goods and services Sh701.64 billion as of June 2025, the biggest chunk owed by national government entities at Sh524.84 billion while counties owe Sh176.80 billion. 

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