Road agencies and universities are among the entities with the highest outstanding debts to businesses. As of June of this year, parastatals from just four ministries were responsible for over 83 percent of the money owed by state corporations to various firms.

• Road agencies owe firms the largest amount at a combined Sh143 billion.
• The debt primarily stems from parastatals within a few key ministries.
• The article features an image of the construction of the Kenol-Sagana-Marwa highway from May 31, 2022.