County contractors, suppliers to receive Sh51.2bn payments

Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo. FILE PHOTO | NMG 

In Summary

• Controller of Budget (CoB) has cleared part of their pending bill claims.
• A recent audit of pending bills showed only those amounting to Sh51.2billion out of the Sh88.9 billion outstanding by June 2018 were eligible for payment.
• The Treasury on October 30 asked Auditor-General Edward Ouko to carry out special audits of the pending bills, which had reportedly ballooned to Sh108 billion as at June 2018

By LYNET IGADWAH
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County government suppliers and contractors will receive payments amounting to Sh51.2 billion after the Controller of Budget (CoB) cleared part of their pending bill claims.

Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo told Parliament on Tuesday she had written to the counties asking them to process the payments.

“We have already written to the counties asking them to pay all eligible pending bills in this financial year,” Mrs Odhiambo told the Senate Public Accounts and Investment Committee.

A recent audit of pending bills showed only those amounting to Sh51.2billion out of the Sh88.9 billion outstanding by June 2018 were eligible for payment.

The Treasury on October 30 asked Auditor-General Edward Ouko to carry out special audits of the pending bills, which had reportedly ballooned to Sh108 billion as at June 2018.

Counties presented to Mr Ouko pending bills amounting to Sh88.9 billion, highlighting a difference of Sh19 billion from what they had requested for payment authorisation by the Controller of Budget.