- County governments generated a total of Ksh. 12.68 billion from their own source of revenue, 15% of the annual target.
- Narok County leads by Ksh. 2,982,058,332 in own-source revenue after having attained more than 25% of the annual target.
The county government budget implementation review report by the Office of the Controller of Budget for the first quarter of FY2024/25 shows a dismal performance, as most counties failed to meet the one-source revenue target.
The report shows that the county governments generated a total of Ksh. 12.68 billion from their own source of revenue, 15% percent of the annual target of Ksh. 85.22 billion. However, the report indicates that county governments were able to surpass previously generated revenue FY2023/24, which was Ksh. 10.21 billion.
Tana River and Narok counties presented a significant performance, with their own-source revenue surpassing 25% of their annual target at 81% and 60%, respectively. Samburu, Garissa, and Elgeyo Marakwet counties also broke the revenue target mark, generating 36%, 27%, and 26% above the 25% of the annual target, respectively.
County governments such as Marsabit, Kajiado, and Nyamira missed their annual OSR target by 10% less at 9% each, the report shows. Bungoma, Machakos, and Kericho counties underperformed by 8% each, against their respective annual targets. Kisumu and Bomet counties failed to meet their annual own-source revenue target by 7% and 6%, respectively.
