Sakaja's Nairobi County Ranked Last in Development Expenditure
This is the second time Nairobi has been highlighted for its minimal spending on development...
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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).
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Controller of Budget Reports Reveal County Overspending; Nairobi Workers Go on Strike - September 2025
According to reports by the Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang'o, 39 county governments, including Nairobi and Mombasa, irregularly spent over the legal 35% limit on salaries in the 2024/2025 financial year, amounting to Ksh 220B. A separate report revealed that counties like Nairobi, Kitui, and Machakos spent hundreds of millions on domestic and foreign travel at the expense of development. The Controller of Budget's report also ranked Governor Sakaja's Nairobi County last in development expenditure. As a consequence of financial issues, Nairobi County workers initiated a "go-slow" strike on Thursday, September 18, citing two months of delayed salaries and remittances.
