Nairobi ranked 8th on World Bank list of rich, poor counties

A newly released World Bank report has ranked Kiambu as Kenya’s richest county and Mandera the poorest, casting doubts on the quality of official data that is used to share revenue among the 47 devolved units.

The report, which was published last week, shows that the county governed by William Kabogo has a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $1,785 followed by Nyeri ($1,503), Kajiado ($1,466), Nakuru ($1,413), and Kwale ($1,406).