Nairobi’s mounting pending bills signal fiscal crisis, Senate index warns

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 7 – Nairobi City County has been ranked the country’s worst-performing county in managing pending bills, with the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) warning that its growing debt…..

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The Nairobi City County has been identified as the country's worst-performing county in managing its pending bills, signaling a potential fiscal crisis, according to a Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report.

Nairobi has pending bills exceeding three times its total annual revenue, representing the most extreme case of fiscal insolvency among all counties.
The PBO report found that Nairobi accounts for over 40 percent of all pending bills owed by county governments, totaling Sh86.77 billion.
The county received an "E" grade for its fiscal performance in managing pending obligations in both the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years, with a score of virtually zero.

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