County sets aside Sh200m for new revenue system

City Hall has set aside Sh205 million that will be used to set up a new revenue management system.

This comes as Jambo Pay, which has been collecting revenue for the county government since 2014, is set to exit after its contract expired.

The contract expired on April 7, but City Hall extended it by another 30 days to ensure smooth transition. The extension expired yesterday.

In the new arrangement, however, Governor Mike Sonko's administration plans to acquire its own integrated revenue system, a move it says will improve collections.

This was revealed by the County Fiscal Strategy Paper and the Debt Management Strategy Paper for the 2019/20 financial year.

Out of the Sh205 million budget, Sh191 million will go towards maintenance of e-payments and Sh14 million used to install a Business Intelligent (BI) system, according to the report.

BI refers to technologies, applications and practices for collection, integration, analysis and presentation of business information to support better business decision making.

"We want to have own revenue system and Jambo Pay is helping with the migration. The new revenue system will be a big achievement for the current regime," said ICT chief officer Halkano Waqo.