The value of lawsuits awarded against the government rose 2.4 times to Sh43.8 billion in the financial year ended June 2024, highlighting the cost of poor governance and rampant disregard for the rule of law in public institutions to the taxpayer.
The figure was a rise from Sh18.47 billion awarded against the government in the previous financial year, as the number of civil suits filed against public institutions increased by 44.9 percent to 6,063 from 4,185, according to the Public Service Commission (PSC) data.
