Nairobi County, led by Governor Sakaja, has been ranked last in development expenditure according to a report by the Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang’o. The county spent significantly less than legally mandated on development projects.

• Nairobi County spent only Ksh4 billion out of Ksh14 billion allocated for development, representing a mere 12 percent of its total expenditure and a 28.7 percent absorption rate of its development budget.
• This violates Section 107(2)(b) of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act of 2012, which requires at least 30 percent of county budgets to be allocated to development expenditures.
• Other counties with low development spending include Machakos (Ksh1.9 billion, 16 percent), Kisumu (Ksh1.5 billion, 17 percent), Kiambu (Ksh2.9 billion, 18 percent), and Kajiado (Ksh1.7 billion, 18 percent).