The Nairobi City County has recorded the highest revenue collection since the onset of devolution, hitting Ksh13.8 billion for the 2024/2025 financial year, according to a statement shared by Governor Johnson Sakaja.
In a statement on Thursday, July 3, the city county collected Ksh1 billion more than last year, which was Ksh12.8 billion.
“Ksh13.8 billion—this is a record since devolution. It’s up from last year’s Ksh12.8 billion, a strong Ksh1 billion increase. With this momentum, we can aim even higher. It’s possible when we all do our part as government and as citizens,” Sakaja said.
According to Sakaja, this was a great milestone despite political turbulence in the capital in recent months.
Tiras Njoroge, the County Receiver of Revenue, echoed Sakaja's sentiment, saying that the increase is attributed to aggressive collection drives and enforcement actions targeting land rates and rent defaulters.
“Under the leadership of Governor Sakaja, our revenue collection drive is working. We cannot have a city of millions being sustained by the few who pay. Everyone must contribute."
"We’re continuing enforcement on land rates, unified business permits (UBP), Nairobi Pay, house rents, and more,” Njoroge said.
According to the report, the housing department recorded an increase in revenue from house rent collections, reaching Ksh800 million in the 2024/2025 financial year, the highest in over a decade
The increase marks an increase from Ksh500 million collected in 2023/2024 and nearly doubles the Ksh439 million collected in 2021/2022.
The Housing Chief Officer, Lydia Mathia, said that the spike is attributed to the enhancement of digital rent tracking through a recovery company.
"The spike is attributed to enhanced enforcement, digital rent tracking, and recovery campaigns that peaked in May 2025, when the county collected a record Ksh200 million in a single month," Mathia said.
The revenue announcement comes just days after Finance and Economic Planning CEC Charles Kerich tabled a Ksh44.6 billion county budget for the 2025/2026 financial year.
