Counties tipped to struggle as revenues hit a 3-year low

Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo. Latest figures show devolved units only managed 18pc of the Sh55.84b annual target in the first half of this financial year. [File, Standard]

County governments are likely to struggle to implement their development plans because of their dwindling ability to collect revenue.

The latest report from Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo shows that in the first half of the 2017/2018 financial year, county governments' own source revenue (OSR) dropped by 28.9 per cent to Sh9.95 billion.