Nairobi registers Sh1.2b revenue rise despite Covid-19
Revenue collection in Nairobi county improved by Sh1.2 billion for the financial year ending June 30, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
It was the first full year with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in charge of collection.
KRA collected Sh9.7 billion compared to Sh8.5 billion in financial year 2019-20.
However, the county still fell short of Sh6.7 billion from a target of Sh16.459 billion.
County Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee chairman Robert Mbatia commended the increase, saying: “This a great improvement of Sh1.2 billion, given that the coronavirus pandemic came in the last quarter, March 2020,” he said.
“But during the full year that just ended, we have had Covid-19 challenges, so it is commendable work. The improvement is remarkable if you compare Sh9.2 billion to Sh8.5 billion,” he said.
KRA was officially appointed the principal county revenue collector on March 16, 2020, as part of the agreement in the Deed of Transfer of functions of the county to the National Government and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.
Taxman was tasked with improving revenue collection. Since the advent of devolution, City Hall has hardly ever collected Sh10 billion annually.
KRA took over from JamboPay, which City Hall contracted in 2014.
According to the revenue analysis, all of the 12 months recorded an improvement in revenue collection.
Last July, KRA collected Sh460.9 million, Sh455.2 million (August), Sh635.2 million (September), Sh1.1 billion (October), Sh509.5 million (November) and Sh851.8 million in December.
