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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja before the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on June 18, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget has intensified scrutiny on county governments over rising pending bills, procurement irregularities and failure to comply with statutory reporting requirements.
Lawmakers question how billions owed to suppliers continue to accumulate despite existing financial oversight systems.
The committee, chaired by Mandera Senator Ali Roba, on Wednesday held a high-stakes session with Nairobi City County Governor Johnson Sakaja, focusing on concerns raised by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) regarding non-uploading of procurement data to the Public Procurement Information Portal (PPIP), structural deviations from standard tender documents, and delayed settlement of supplier obligations.
