Kisii Special Committee Finds Out Only Sh235 Million Of Sh1.6 Billion Pending Bill Should Be Paid

KISII, Kenya, Mar 10 – A special committee investigating claims of Sh1.6 billion pending bills for the Kisii County Government has confirmed that the county needs to pay 235M to contracts and tenders for a period of ten years.

While presenting a report to Governor Simba Arati the Committee said out of the Sh235 million, Sh130 million is being claimed by a section of contractors without proof of papers.

The committee chaired by S. Nyakundi observed during the inspection, the committee found numerous of the purported projects undone, some left incomplete years but reflected on paper as done.

“Some contractors had the audacity to ask for full payments without work to show for,” said Nyakundi.

The committee displayed pictures of some projects done There were instances where some projects like Marani stadium in Kitutu Chache North are reported as complete yet only a knee-high pillar is erected at one corner of the field with poorly done latrines.

The committee on pending bills was established under the Kenya Gazette to help audit and authenticate the projects done by various contractors

Governor Simba Arati said there shall be further scrutiny of their work before payments are done to them.

The governor cautioned of legal consequences for those contractors who want to defraud the County of public money with dubious claims.

“We have no mercy on this, forgiveness is from God but for such as these the law must take its course,” said Arati.

“I sympathize with patients who went home without drugs because money was being sunk into people’s pockets, I pity people who could not access clean water because of such crooks, ” stated Arati.

Arati said that the report shows there is a possibility of ghost contractors and suppliers who would not be paid even a penny.