This archive report was first published on 9 August 2019.
According to the Controller of Budget's Consolidated Annual Reports for counties, Nairobi County's annual revenue collection has been on a downward trend.
For the financial year ended June 30, 2019, the county recorded Sh10.248 billion in internal revenue, falling short of its target of Sh15.5 billion.
This marked the second consecutive year that the county failed to meet its revenue target, following a paltry Sh148 million increase from the previous year's Sh10.1 billion in internal revenue against a target of Sh15.2 billion in the 2017/2018 financial year.
As reported by the Controller of Budget, Nairobi County collected a total of Sh33.24 billion between the financial year 2013/2014 and the financial year 2015/2016 at an average of Sh11.08 billion per year.
Despite the county's efforts, revenue collection continued to decline, with the county realising about Sh12 billion against a target of Sh17.2 billion in the financial year ended June 30, 2017.
According to the report tabled by majority chief whip Chege Waithera, the county collected Sh10.248 billion in own source revenue against a target of Sh15.5 billion.
The county attributed the low revenue collection to outdated valuation rolls, poor ratepayer information, and the lack of a framework.
