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    "content": "(b) County governments have received all transfers due to them under the County Allocation of Revenue Act for years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015. So, there should actually be no payments outstanding to suppliers in respect to those years. (c) County governments have also received all the disbursements due to them as at the end of January, 2016, under the County Allocation of Revenue Act, 2015/2016, as well as part of the transfers due in February and March, 2016. (d) County governments have on average been collectively holding bank balances amounting to over Kshs30 billion at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) throughout the 2014/2015 Financial Year up to date. (e) The national Treasury has been prioritising disbursement to county governments with least fund balances at the CBK. So, for counties that have not drawn down their balances at the CBK, their transfers could be in August. All the others are up to date. It is, therefore, not clear why county governments fail to pay suppliers and contractors. The national Treasury, therefore, proposes that these questions, in respect to the individual counties, be put to the concerned county governments. The national Treasury also urges that suppliers whose claims are due and have not been paid should be advised to bring this to the attention of the CS to the National Treasury to facilitate investigation by the Controller of Budget so that further necessary action is taken in accordance with the law. This includes triggering the provisions of Article 225 of the Constitution. Thank you."
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