Kiambu tops revenue list for central Kenya counties with Sh2.1 billion

Kiambu Governor William Kabogo. Kiambu County topped revenue list for central Kenya counties in 2015 with Sh2.1 billion, an increase of 60 per cent from 2014. PHOTO | ERIC WAINAINA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The increase was attributed to an automation project that enables residents to pay for services online.

  • A report released by the Commission on Revenue Allocation indicated that Kiambu was among the top five counties that had made great improvements in revenue collection.

  • Only nine counties raised revenues above the national average.

Kiambu recorded the highest revenue among counties in central Kenya, the Budget Implementation Review Report 2014/2015 shows.

The county collected Sh2.1 billion against the national average of Sh718 million that had been set by the Controller of Budget.

This accounts for 6.3 per cent of the Sh33.74 billion that was generated from counties during the 2014/2015 financial year.

Kiambu’s revenue rose by 60 per cent. The increase was attributed to an automation project that enables residents to pay for services online.

A report released by the Commission on Revenue Allocation indicated that Kiambu was among the top five counties that had made great improvements in revenue collection.

According to the Budget Implementation Review Report, Nyeri raised Sh618 million. It was Sh100 million short of the set target.

“Kirinyaga collected Sh312 million, which accounts for 0.92 per cent of the national projection, and Nyandarua collected Sh241 million,” says the document.

Only nine counties raised revenues above the national average.

Nairobi collected Sh11.6 billion, followed by Mombasa with Sh2.5 billion. Nakuru raised Sh2.2 billion, followed closely by Kiambu. Narok County raised Sh1.6 billion, which accounted for 4.9 per cent of the total revenue collected.

Nyamira, Marsabit, Mandera, Lamu and Tana River collected the least revenue during the period.