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Nakuru revenue hits Sh2.8b mark despite Covid-19 aftershocks

By Kennedy Gachuhi | 4yrs ago

Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui (left) is joined by top rates payers during the annual award ceremony. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Nakuru County defied Covid-19 economic aftershocks to post the highest-ever own source revenue collection of Sh2.82 billion, a report has shown.

Charles Lwanga, the county receiver of revenue, revealed that despite the pandemic, the county collected over Sh400 million more.

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