Only two counties met revenue targets
Governors Josphat Nanok (left, Turkana) and Paul Chepkwony (Kericho) leave the venue where they addressed a press conference on November 7, 2017 regarding the burial of their Nyeri counterpart Wahome Gakuru. Turkana surpassed it revenue targets in the 2016/17 financial year. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo said only Sh32.5 billion of the annual target of Sh57.7 billion was collected.
- Ms Odhiambo said counties made progress in implementing their 2016/17 budgets.
Only two counties met their local revenue collection targets in the last financial year, a Controller of Budget report has shown.
It has emerged that billions of shillings in government revenue remain uncollected with only Marsabit (107.3 per cent) and Turkana (103.5 per cent) surpassing their targets in the 2016/17 financial year.
In a report on county spending, Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo said only Sh32.5 billion of the annual target of Sh57.7 billion was collected.
REVENUE TARGETS
During the period under review, Nairobi generated Sh10.9 billion followed by Mombasa and Kiambu at Sh3.2 billion and Sh2 billion respectively.
Those that generated the least amounts are Wajir, Mandera and Tana River at Sh75.9 million, Sh55.8 million and Sh27.4 million respectively.
Busia, Garissa, Isiolo, Kajiado, Kakamega, Kilifi, Kirinyaga, Kisii, Kitui and Machakos did not meet half of their revenue targets.
Others are Mandera, Nyamira, Taita-Taveta, Tana-River, Tharaka-Nithi, Trans Nzoia, Vihiga and Wajir.
CHARGES
The revenue is generated from property and entertainment taxes, user charges, new laws and revenue streams, increased taxes and collection of the toll fee from public service vehicles and parking charges.
“Low local revenue performance implied that some planned activities could not be implemented due to insufficient funding,” Ms Odhiambo said in the Annual County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report.
She, however, said counties made progress in implementing their 2016/17 budgets.
DEVELOPMENT
They received Sh369.5 billion from the Treasury and spent Sh215.7 billion on recurrent expenditure.
According to the report, Turkana, Kakamega and Mandera were among the counties that spent the highest amounts of money on development with the worst performing counties being Tharaka-Nithi, Lamu and Taita-Taveta.
