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

The government has cut outstanding road sector bills by Sh68.59 billion, largely using fuel levy backed financing to clear historical obligations to contractors that reached a record high two years ago.

The latest budgetary review report shows that pending bills for the State Department for Roads fell by 23.5 per cent to Sh98.17 billion in the financial year ended June, extending a decline that began after the backlog peaked at Sh166.76 billion in 2023/24.