Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire has told the Senate that her administration inherited Sh2.2 billion pending bills from the previous regime which she has prioritized to ensure that they are cleared.
Mbarire who appeared before the Senate Devolution Committee at Parliament buildings for deliberation on low expenditure on development in Embu County for the financial year 2022/2023 said that after taking over she set up a pending bills task force to establish the veracity of those bills.
The Governor told the committee chaired by Wajir Senator Sheikh Abbass that the task force established there was a pending bill of Sh1.7 billion while Sh588 million were due to unremitted staff deductions promising to ensure that they are all cleared with sufficient measures put in place to achieve that. "When I came to office in August 2022, I inherited pending bills worth Sh2.2 billion, I formed a taskforce to establish the veracity of the claims after which it made a report, my administration is doing everything possible to ensure that they are all cleared," said Mbarire.
The Governor told the committee that during transition to devolved governance, Embu County inherited a substantial workforce including senior management staff, as it was headquarters of the former Eastern Province but unfortunately, the National Government did not redistribute staff equitably.
