Some 30 out of 47 counties recorded pending bills above the Sh1 billion mark in FY 2023/24 compared to just 22 in 2022/23, this accounts for about 63.8 percent of the counties.
Office of Controller of Budget (OCOB) report shows that these devolved units owe suppliers and contractors Sh185.46 billion accounting for 95.6 percent of the entire counties’ pending bills.