Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja admitted to structural weaknesses in Nairobi's revenue collection but highlighted the success of the Nairobi Pay digital platform in boosting collections. He defended the system before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee, attributing recent growth in county revenue to digitisation.

• The Nairobi Pay system has increased own-source revenue from Sh10.8 billion to Sh13.8 billion in three years.
• The Unified Business Permit, introduced through the digital platform, has generated Sh3 billion in revenue by streamlining business licensing.
• Currently, only 50,000 out of 250,000 land parcels in Nairobi pay land rates, leaving 200,000 properties outside the tax bracket.
• The county plans to implement the new National Rating Act to streamline valuation and expand rateable properties.
• Committee members raised concerns about high transaction fees charged by commercial banks handling county revenue streams.