Land rates, permits lead Nairobi County revenue sources
 NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 18 - Land rates, business permits, and parking fees are the leading sources of revenue for the County Government of Nairobi, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Nairobi County Government's primary revenue streams are land rates, business permits, and parking fees, according to data from the Controller of Budget (CoB). The county generated Kshs 13.53 billion in the past year, marking a 5.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year.
- Leading revenue sources were land rates (Sh3.3 billion or 24 percent), business permits (Sh2.6 billion or 19 percent), and parking fees (Sh1.9 billion or 14 percent).
- The CoB County Governments Budget Implementation Review Report identified these revenue trends.
- To boost future revenue, Nairobi County plans to digitize outdoor advertising and clean up land data to address ownership and debt issues.
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Kenyan Counties Report on Revenue Collection and Pending Bills - September 2025
Kenyan county governments increased their own-source revenue (OSR) to KSh 67.30 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, a 62.65% jump from the previous year. Despite this growth, counties only achieved 77% of their combined revenue target of KSh 87.67 billion. According to the Controller of Budget, Nairobi County Government's primary revenue streams are land rates, business permits, and parking fees, which generated Kshs 13.53 billion in the past year, a 5.6 percent increase. Concurrently, the total outstanding pending bills for counties decreased by 3% to Sh176.8 billion in the 2024/2025 fiscal year. This reduction from Sh181.98 billion in the previous year was attributed primarily to reconciliation efforts in Nairobi County.
