Taxpayers risk losing Sh809 billion arising from ongoing legal suits and arbitration that have been filed against the government.
Solicitor-General Kennedy Ogeto told Members of Parliament that the office of the Attorney-General and Department of Administrative Justice had at end of May, 2019 analysed the ongoing cases and arbitrations with quantifiable claims as having a potential liability exposure to the Government of KSh809,938,412,173.
“Similarly, the ongoing exercise on pending legal bills has identified an outstanding pending legal bill totalling Sh168 billion as at February 17, 2020.” Mr Ogeto told the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee during the scrutiny of the AG’s budgetary allocations for the 2020/21 financial year.
He also told the committee chaired by Tharaka MP George Murugara that the pending legal claims include those by constitutional commissions and State corporations.
“The task force on pending legal bills found out that the Sh168 billion is outstanding. This is money arising out of court judgements that needs to be paid by the Government to various claimants,”Mr Ogeto said.
He said the potential liability of Sh809 billion includes awards for breach of contracts and government guarantees to State corporation’s that have defaulted in payment of respective loans.
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