Deputy President William Ruto chairs the the 16th Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council meeting at his official residence in Karen [Twitter]Deputy President William Ruto has lauded Counties for the progress made in settling eligible pending bills. Further, he implored the Treasury and the Attorney General to work together and establish a way forward on the Sh108 billion ineligible pending bills. According to the Auditor General, County Executives and County Assemblies have Sh107 billion and Sh1 billion of ineligible pending bills, respectively. On the other hand, County Executives face an eligible pending bills of Sh45.5 billion while the County Assemblies have Sh1.9 billion. The council resolved to have older pending bills sorted out before any new pending bills.

Source: Standard Digital April 06, 2022 08:56 UTC