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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