{
  "id": 13127853,
  "title": "Cabinet approves Sh23.74 billion settlement of pending bills for suppliers owed up to Sh50 million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cabinet-approves-sh23-74-billion-settlement-of-pending-bills-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:17:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/cabinet-approves-sh23-74-billion-pending-bills-settlement-for-suppliers-owed-under-sh50million/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The decision follows a review by the Pending Bills Verification Committee, which received 115,617 claims worth Sh664.8 billion. After verification, 29,257 claims valued at Sh155.34 billion were recommended for settlement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Cabinet Approves Sh23.74 Billion Payment to Suppliers With Bills Below Sh50 Million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cabinet-approves-sh23-74-billion-payment-to-suppliers-with-bills",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:16:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Cabinet clears Ksh23.7B for pending bills payment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/cabinet-clears-ksh23-7b-for-pending-bills-payment",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:05:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}