{
  "id": 9530295,
  "title": "Kisumu County explains Ksh5.9B pending bills as contractor debt drops to Ksh1.6B",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/kisumu-county-explains-ksh5-9b-pending-bills-as-contractor-debt-drops",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:52:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/kisumu-county-explains-ksh5-9b-pending-bills-as-contractor-debt-drops-to-ksh1-6b"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kisumu County has moved to clarify its financial position after concerns over billions of shillings in pending bills, saying the amount owed specifically to contractors and suppliers has fallen to Ksh1.6 billion. County Executive Committee Member for Finance, Economic Planning and ICT Services George Okong’o said the county had inherited about Ksh3.2 billion in pending […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}