This archive report was first published on 8 October 2019.
Published on October 8, 2019, Kakamega County's revenue collection has seen a significant increase following an administrative shake-up. According to statistics provided by the county administration, the county collected Sh134.5 million in August, a 47% increase from the Sh34.5 million collected during the same period the previous year.
Most of the collections were from markets across the 12 sub-counties, hospitals, and other institutions. The county director of communication, Dickson Rayori, stated that projections indicate the county will surpass its annual Sh2 billion target.
County Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has vowed to triple local revenue instead of relying on the equitable share from the national government. He is confident that his administration has the capacity to collect at least Sh3 billion.
As part of the administrative shake-up, Governor Oparanya sent 143 revenue clerks on 60-day compulsory leave on August 6 to seal revenue leaks. The county government realised a slight increase in revenue collection from Sh500 million to Sh890 million last year, against a set target of Sh1.5 billion.
