The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango's office has lost nearly a billion shillings from her estimate for the next financial year after her budget was reduced to Sh777.5 million.
She told the Senate that the reduction for the financial year 2025/2026 from Sh1.6 billion to Sh777.5 million will affect essential services and petitioned MPs to assist her get more funds.
Nyakang'o also told the Senate that the government plans to pay all pending bills worth Sh704.59 billion to national and county governments during the 2025/2026 financial year.
She said the pending bills at the national and county governments stand at Sh524.07 billion and Sh180.52 billion respectively.
