{
  "id": 9075118,
  "title": "Kilifi pending bills hit Ksh10B as CPAK raises alarm over county debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/kilifi-pending-bills-hit-ksh10b-as-cpak-raises-alarm-over-county-debt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T03:36:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kilifi-pending-bills-hit-ksh10b-as-cpak-raises-alarm-over-county-debt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kilifi County's pending bills have reached Ksh10.7 billion, prompting the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAK) to express concern over the county's growing debt and its effects on suppliers and contractors. During a public engagement with suppliers at the Kilifi County Assembly in Malindi, the suppliers complained about poor procurement record-keeping, unremitted deductions, and the persistence of older, unsettled bills dating back up to ten years. One supplier owed Ksh17 million and another Ksh16 million, calling for the Senate to audit the county's total debt and find ways to settle the bills. Kilifi now ranks second in national debt, with a revenue-to-debt ratio of 70 per cent, generating Ksh14.3 billion in the 2024/25 financial year. The Office of the Controller of Budget reported 612 voided transactions in the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), leading to some suppliers going bankrupt. Senator Moses Kajwang proposed a framework to pay verified pending bills at source, urging the Kilifi County Assembly to take action and seeking the involvement of the National Treasury CS in resolving the debt crisis.",
  "summary": "Kilifi County’s pending bills have hit Ksh10.7 billion, prompting the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAK) to raise alarm over the county’s mounting debt and its impact on suppliers and contractors. The details emerged during a public engagement between the committee and suppliers of the Kilifi County Executive at the Kilifi County Assembly in Malindi […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Kilifi County's pending bills total Ksh10.7 billion",
    "Senate CPAK warns of county debt effects on suppliers",
    "Kilifi ranks second in national debt with 70% revenue-to-debt ratio"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}