Counties’ revenue collection dips by Sh1.2bn, falls far below budget

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Revenue collection by county governments dropped by Sh1.2 billion in the nine months to March compared to a similar period last year, signalling potential borrowing by the devolved units to finance some of their operations.

The 47 counties collected a total of Sh24.7 billion between July 2016 and March this year compared to Sh25.9 billion realised over a similar period a year earlier, data by the Treasury shows.

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