Counties failing on revenue collection and real growth

Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo's revelation that only eight of the 47 counties collected half of revenue targets set in the 2016-17 budget, is startling taxpayers. The budget implementation review report for the nine months to March 2017, indicates that of the Sh59.71 billion annual local revenue target, the devolved units managed a measly Sh24.7 billion.

This is even after governors went on an overzealous drive to come up with the most obscure waivers and levies that saw the National Treasury take up their right to create levies without consulting them.