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Devolved units’ revenue grows 28pc to Sh33b

The revenue generated by county governments grew by 28 per cent last year to Sh33.8 billion, confirming the devolved units have been able to seal revenue leakages to lift earnings.

City Hall (Nairobi) tops the list of best performers in revenue collection after it generated Sh11.5 billion.

However, Tana River county only raised Sh33 million from internal revenue, which is 30 times less than the top performer, as it becomes clearer that counties located far from major towns are struggling to find businesses to tax.

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