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The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a special committee on pending bills.
The Pending Bills Verification Committee will be tasked with the auditing of liabilities for the period between 2005 and 2022.
In a meeting chaired by President William Ruto at State House, the Cabinet noted that pending bills remain a sticky issue.
The National Government pending bills from June 2005 to June 2022 stand at Sh481 billion while counties owe Sh159.9 billion.
The committee will consist of the Attorney General, the State Department of Roads, the State Department of Public Works, the State Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority.
Others include the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Law Society of Kenya, the Institute of Engineers of Kenya and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya among others.
The Committee will examine and submit interim reports to the treasury cabinet secretary upon verification which the government will honour the obligation in question.
The move is aimed at establishing the integrity of all bills and cushioning small enterprises against liquidity inadequacies.
The committee will propose a mechanism to stop future pending bills.
It was agreed that the committee will present its final report within a year. BY THE STAR