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Originally published by The Kenyan Wall Streetbusiness
September 18, 2025
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Counties’ Own Revenue Rises by 63% to KSh 67.3Bn

Counties raised 67.3B in own-source revenue in FY24/25, up 62.6% from last year but still 23% below target. Only 12 counties met their goals...
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Kenyan county governments significantly 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 hit 77% of their combined revenue target of KSh 87.67 billion, highlighting ongoing challenges in local revenue mobilization.
- Total OSR included KSh 42.71 billion from ordinary OSR and KSh 24.59 billion from Facility Improvement Financing (FIF) and Appropriations-in-Aid (AIA).
- The Controller of Budget reported that Nairobi City led in nominal collections with KSh 13.19 billion, while Kisii County showed the highest performance at 178% of its target.
- Some counties exceeded targets due to underbudgeting for FIF or not setting targets, as seen in Nairobi's KSh 1.34 billion FIF collection without a target.
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