Suppliers owed hundreds of billions of shillings by the government will be paid before the end of the year, President William Ruto announced.

The President said Ksh230 billion of debts owed to suppliers have been verified by the Pending Bills Verification Committee.

Of these, the government will pay Ksh150 billion.

In that regard, Ruto pledged that the suppliers will get their dues within the next seven months, adding that 90 per cent of the funds will be paid to micro, small, and medium enterprises.