Tough balancing act doing business with government amid mounting pending bills

Simon Gichuki, Secretary-General of Association of Public Sector General Suppliers.

Photo credit: Joseph Barasa | Nation Media Group

Suppliers of goods and services to the government have opened the New Year with dashed hopes after the State failed to clear pending bills running into billions of shillings despite a year-long audit in 2024.

The dues have continued to pile up, hitting Sh528.4 billion at the end of September 2024, from Sh486.9 billion at the end of March 2024.

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