Nairobi County has recorded its highest revenue collection since the onset of devolution, reaching Ksh13.8 billion in the 2024/2025 financial year.
In a statement on Thursday, July 3, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the county collected Ksh1 billion more than last year’s 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.
Nairobi County Receiver of Revenue Tiras Njoroge attributed the growth 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 stated.
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The city county’s housing department recorded a significant increase in revenue from house rent collections, reaching Ksh 800 million in the 2024/2025 financial year, the highest in over a decade.
Housing Chief Officer Lydia Mathia said the increase in revenue from Ksh500 million collected in 2023/2024 nearly doubles the Ksh439 million collected in 2021/2022.
"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," said Mathia.
The revenue announcement comes just days after Finance and Economic Planning CEC Charles Kerich presented a Ksh44.6 billion county budget for the 2025/2026 financial year.
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