The Standing Committee on Finance and Budget has hailed Kisii County Governor Simba Arati for paying all verified pending bills. 

This development comes after the Committee learnt that the County Executive of Kisii formed a Pending Bills Committee in November 2022 to review outstanding obligations for the 2021/2022 Financial Year. 

This committee verified the claims and found Kshs231,443,172 eligible bills, which have since been fully settled, and declared Kshs1,071,435,683 ineligible due to non-compliance and lack of supporting documentation. 

As the consideration of the Finance Bill 2025 approaches homestretch, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has begun engaging various government agencies over a number of issues, primary among them those that emerged during the stakeholder engagements and public participation exercises on the Bill. 

 This critical step follows the conclusion of public participation on both the Finance Bill 2025 and the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill.

Members of the National Assembly have begun debate on the proposed Ksh. 4.239 trillion national budget for the 2025/2026 Financial Year.

The debate comes ahead of the official Budget Day speech scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2025, when the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, Hon. John Mbadi is expected to deliver the budget highlights before a joint sitting of Parliament.