This is after Nairobi County government handed over the pending bills under the four transferred functions to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) for processing of payment. Two weeks ago, Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura, while still the acting as Governor, said the county government had begun the process of scrutinising the pending bills owed to contractors and suppliers. A report by the Auditor General on pending bills revealed that Nairobi County has Sh10.67 billion eligible pending bills with only Sh4.1 billion paid. Nairobi Deputy Governor Anne Kananu urged NMS Director General Mohamed Badi to prioritise payment of the pending bills in the first item of expenditure on their budgets for the 2019/2020 financial year. Additionally, when bills remain unresolved and unpaid for far too long counties lose their credibility with suppliers and contractors,” said Ms Kananu.

Source: Daily Nation January 27, 2021 17:15 UTC