This archive report was first published on 11 June 2020.
On Thursday, June 11, 2020, National Treasury CS Ukur Yattani presented the FY2020/21 budget, a Ksh2.7 trillion plan with Ksh1.8 trillion expenditures, far outweighing projected revenues of Ksh1.6 trillion.
According to Parliament's Departmental Committees, the issue of pending bills continues to persist despite the government's commitment to clear all pending bills early this year.
The Budget Appropriation Committee (BAC) expressed concerns that many pending bills have no proposed budgetary provisions, which may force operators to pull out of daily operations.
Hardest Hit Ministries ¶
The Transport, Public Works & Housing Ministry faces a Ksh38 billion pending bill from the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operations.
The State Department of Public Works is grappling with a huge portfolio of stalled government projects due to lack of budgetary allocation.
Transport, Public Works & Housing Ministry ¶
The ministry's pending bills from SGR operations have accumulated to Ksh38 billion, which may force the operator to pull out of daily operations.
The State Department of Public Works is struggling with a huge portfolio of stalled government projects due to lack of budgetary allocation.
Agriculture & Livestock Ministry ¶
The State Department for crop development & Agricultural research has pending bills amounting to Ksh12.355 billion.
The pending bills consist of:
- Ksh43 million relating to FY2018/19 owed to various suppliers, including office furniture and fitting, computer and IT equipment, and general office supplies.
- Historical pending bills for FY2017/18 for the fertilizer subsidy program under KCB bank facility amounting to Ksh8.348 billion.
- Historical pending bills for the FY2016/17 and 2017/18 owed to maize millers and traders amounting to Ksh3.964 billion.
Education & Research Ministry ¶
Data from the Education ministry reveals that several public universities have accumulated pending bills amounting to Ksh19 billion on account of non-remittance of statutory deductions such as PAYE.
The universities with pending bills include:
- Technical University of Kenya (TUK) - Ksh3.5 billion
- University of Nairobi (UoN) - Ksh5.5 billion
- Kenyatta University - Ksh2.7 billion
- Egerton University - Ksh2 billion
- Moi University - Ksh1.3 billion
- JKUAT - Ksh3.5 billion
