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Counties struggling to raise own revenue as arrears grow, says CoB

The Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o during 2025 medium term debt management strategy (MTDS). [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The Controller of Budget (CoB) has revealed low performance by counties in own-source revenue collection in the first quarter of Financial Year 2025/26.

CoB Margaret Nyakang’o said in the first quarter of FY 2025/26, county governments collectively generated Sh13.94 billion in own-source revenue.

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