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Pending bills: Counties between a rock and a hard place
Council of Governors chairperson Ann Waiguru addresses journalists at Delta Corner building in Nairobi on October 6, 2022. Counties have been left between a rock and a hard place over pending bills running into billions of shillings.
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What you need to know:
- Siaya and Kisii counties have set a precedent by letting independent bodies carry out their audits to establish the eligibility of pending bills.
- The setting up of a youth unemployment crisis task force is long overdue.
- As the dates of this year’s soccer World Cup in Qatar coincide with those of national exams, this may be a worry for the candidates.
Pending bills • Counties “have been left between a rock and a hard place”, says Sopia Paul Paapa, citing their pending bills running into billions of shillings. However, he’s impressed that some are already making some headway. “Siaya and Kisii counties have set a precedent by letting independent bodies carry out their audits to establish the eligibility of those bills.” His contact is [email protected].
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