Garissa, Wajir, Samburu among six top counties exceeding revenue targets
The report reveals that Narok leads with 87 per cent, followed by Elgeyo Marakwet at 60 per cent, Samburu at 59 per cent, Laikipia at 55 per cent, Garissa at 53 per cent and Wajir at 52 per cent.
Garissa, Wajir, Samburu and Laikipia are among the top-performing counties in revenue collection, meeting at least 50 per cent of their annual targets, according to the latest report by the Controller of Budget for the first half of the 2024/25 financial year.
The report reveals that Narok leads with 87 per cent, followed by Elgeyo Marakwet at 60 per cent, Samburu at 59 per cent, Laikipia at 55 per cent, Garissa at 53 per cent and Wajir at 52 per cent.
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Narok County had set a target of Sh4.8 billion but managed to collect Sh4.3 billion. Laikipia County, which aimed for Sh842 million, raised Sh791 million, while Samburu, targeting Sh262 million, collected Sh165 million.
Elgeyo Marakwet generated Sh105.78 million against a target of Sh179.3 million, while Wajir exceeded its goal of Sh80 million by collecting Sh104 million.
However, six other counties recorded significantly lower own-source revenue performance, falling below the 20 per cent mark. These include Kiambu at 20 per cent, Bungoma at 20 per cent, Kajiado at 19 per cent, Kisumu at 18 per cent, Bomet at 16 per cent and Machakos at 12 per cent.
Bungoma had set a target of Sh1.1 billion but only managed to collect Sh456 million, while Kajiado, with a target of Sh1.2 billion, raised Sh301 million. Kiambu County, aiming for Sh2.8 billion, collected Sh1.6 billion.
Kisumu's revenue stood at Sh677 million against a target of Sh2.8 billion, while Machakos, which had set a target of Sh2.7 billion, only managed to collect Sh414 million.
The Controller of Budget has recommended that counties lagging in revenue collection implement strategies to recover the shortfall within the remaining financial period.
"Counties that failed to meet their targets should consider revising their own-source revenue projections for the following period to align with realistic and achievable targets," reads the report.
In total, devolved units generated Sh25 billion in own-source revenue during the first half of the 2024/25 financial year, representing 30 per cent of the annual target of Sh84 billion.
"The realised own-source revenue marks an increase from the Sh19 billion collected in a similar period during the 2023/24 financial year," reads the report.
Additionally, counties spent Sh151 billion during the review period, with 82 per cent of the total expenditure allocated to recurrent activities.
"This expenditure accounted for 40 per cent of county governments' annual budgets for recurrent activities, maintaining a similar absorption rate to the Sh143 billion spent in the corresponding period of the previous financial year," reads the report.
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