Road ministry cuts contractors’ pending bills by Sh68.6bn - Business Daily

The government has cut outstanding road sector bills by Sh68.59 billion, mainly using fuel levy-backed financing to settle historical obligations to contractors that peaked at Sh166.76 billion in 2023/24. The latest budget review report shows that pending bills for the State Department for Roads decreased by 23.5% to Sh98.17 billion by June, continuing a decline that began after the backlog peaked in 2023/24.