Tana River, Garissa among top performers in own source revenue collections - CoB
By Lucy Mumbi |
Leading the list is Tana River, which achieved 81 per cent of its annual OSR target, followed by Narok at 60 per cent, Samburu at 36 per cent, Garissa at 27 per cent, and Elgeyo-Marakwet at 26 per cent.
Tana River and Garissa have been recognised as the counties that collected over 25 per cent of their annual Own Source Revenue (OSR) targets in the first quarter of the financial year.
According to Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o, Tana River and Garissa are among five counties poised to meet their OSR targets by the end of June 2025.
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Leading the list is Tana River, which achieved 81 per cent of its annual OSR target, followed by Narok at 60 per cent, Samburu at 36 per cent, Garissa at 27 per cent, and Elgeyo-Marakwet at 26 per cent.
Counties such as Machakos, Kericho, Kisumu, Bomet, Bungoma, Kajiado, and Nyamira recorded the poorest performance, with OSR collections falling below 10 per cent of their annual targets.
Nyakang’o urged counties lagging in revenue growth to adjust their expectations to more realistic levels.
"For county governments whose OSR performance in the review period is below 15 per cent of the annual target, the Controller advises the setting of realistic and attainable targets,” she said in her latest report.
The 47 counties collectively raised Sh12.68 billion in the first three months of the financial year, representing a 24 per cent increase from the Sh10.21 billion collected during the same period last year.
The Sh2.47 billion growth in OSR collections has provided relief amid prolonged delays in cash disbursements from the National Treasury.
The delays, caused by the failure of the National Assembly and Senate to pass two crucial bills, had threatened to plunge counties into deeper financial crises.
By the end of September, Nyakang’o highlighted that counties had not received equitable share disbursements for July and August.
The recently enacted Division of Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2024, is expected to resolve this impasse and release the Sh387.42 billion equitable share to the devolved units.
The equitable share remains a critical lifeline for counties, funding essential services such as healthcare and salaries.
Governors had recently threatened to shut down operations in protest over delayed disbursements, highlighting their reliance on funds from the National Treasury due to underwhelming OSR performance.
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