NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 9 – The Cabinet has approved the settlement of 28,726 verified Government pending bills worth Sh23.74 billion, alongside major investments in healthcare, energy, roads, water, education and the turnaround of Kenya Airways.

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The pending bills, all valued at Sh50 million and below, represent 98 per cent of the 29,257 claims recommended for settlement. Some suppliers and contractors have been waiting for payment since 2005, according to a dispatch from State House.

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.

The National Treasury will oversee implementation, with priority given to micro, small and medium enterprises, particularly those owned by women, young people and persons with disabilities. Bills exceeding Sh50 million will be settled progressively.

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In healthcare, Cabinet approved a major hospital infrastructure programme that will include the construction of a 2,000-bed Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and a 1,000-bed Level Six hospital in Mombasa.

It also approved the expansion of 13 Level Five hospitals by an additional 300 beds each in Mandera, Marsabit, Turkana, Kilifi, Embu, Nakuru, Laikipia, Migori, Nyamira, Baringo, Bomet, Narok and Kisii counties.

Cabinet also endorsed a KSh8 billion healthcare programme with France to establish and equip specialised head and neck surgical units at Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital.

The programme will also strengthen cancer treatment and train 5,000 community health workers.

Cabinet adopted the Kenya National Energy Compact, which seeks to mobilise approximately KSh2.47 trillion, equivalent to USD19 billion, in investment and connect an additional 5.1 million households to electricity by 2030.

The Government says the plan will expand electricity access to underserved communities while supporting enterprise growth, industrial development and employment.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya