KAKAMEGA AGENCY REVIEWS PERFORMANCE OF OWN SOURCE REVENUE

  • Feb, Tue, 2025

One of the objectives of devolution is to promote social and economic development and ensure fair distribution of both national and county governments resources.

In a bid to advance the socioeconomic goal, the Kakamega County Revenue Agency (KCRA) held a critical consultative forum on Monday to review the performance of own source revenue (OSR) across the County, a key trigger towards realization of economic development at the grassroots.

Kakamega Chief Revenue Administrator (CRA) Eng. Joseck Maloba graced the forum and commended participants for their commitment towards achieving this year’s Shs 2.2Billion County revenue target. The Agency collected Shs 1.3 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year against a target of Shs 2Billion. Teamwork, regular consultation and proper documentation were stressed by the CRA as essential components towards achieving optimal collection. Governor Fernandes Barasa’s Manifesto outlines growth in OSR as a critical measure towards development realization.

“Continuous and timely update of reports by all officers must be adhered to, to inform subsequent decisions by the Agency,” Eng. Maloba asserted and advised them to ensure enhanced collection and service delivery in their respective stations.

Some of the revenue streams being effected are Advertisement, Toll, Cess, Single Business Permits and Barter among others. The Valuation roll, recently approved by the County Assembly of Kakamega is expected to be a game changer in revenue collection, once functional.

Among the factors hindering revenue collection as reported in the meeting are economic challenges leading to businesses folding up, interference from various stakeholders and a low turnout of rates payers. To address some of the challenges, the participants agreed to embrace teamwork, constructively engage all stakeholders and ensure proper mapping and invoicing.

Present were Human Resource Officer Jackline Otsieno, Senior Revenue Officers drawn from all the sub-counties and other KCRA staff.