Nairobi, March 13 -- The Treasury is on the spot for allowing two State departments to reallocate Sh10 billion towards payments of pending bills.

The Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang'o told the National Assembly Finance Committee that the Treasury had approved the reallocation of Sh9.8 billion meant for the National Housing Corporation (NHC) towards the State Department for Housing for payment of pending bills for affordable housing, social and police housing.

Dr Nyakang'o told the committee chaired by Molo MP Kuria Kimani that the Treasury had further approved the reallocation of Sh217 million meant for development to payment of pending bills at the State Department for Correctional Services.

The CoB also flagged the reallo...