The Nyeri County Government is projecting to have a huge backlog of pending bills as a result of continued late disbursement of equitable share to counties by the exchequer.
According to the County Executive in Charge of Finance and Economic Planning, Robert Thuo, the county is anticipating to carry forward pending bills amounting to Sh128.8 million, which was not cleared at the close of the 2024/2025 Financial Year.
The amount comprises Sh58.5 million owed to contractors and suppliers under recurrent expenditure and some Sh70.3 million under the development vote. "I know Nyeri is not isolated, and this is going to be a challenge because we will carry the debt forward.
Contractors who supplied services to the county in the months of May and June and those who are working now will have to wait until we roll over the new budget.
