Nyong’o challenges officials to meet revenue targets

Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o yesterday asked county officials to develop innovative approaches to boost revenue collection.

Nyong’o noted that Kisumu had been recording dwindling own-source revenue over the years.
He told the officials that his administration was banking on their performance to meet revenue collection targets.

“Our resource envelope is growing thin because we have not met our domestic revenue targets,” Nyong’o said.

He was speaking during an induction meeting for the County Executive Committee members, Chief Officers and rectors on Monday.

“Your departments will be given revenue targets which you will have to meet. Identify and activate all revenue streams in your departments. Indeed, revenue collection will be the number one indicator in your performance reviews,” he added.

The lakeside county has projected to collect Sh1.8 billion own source of revenue in the Financial Year 2023/24.

At the same time, Nyong’o told his top management team to be committed to delivering the development projects that he promised Kisumu residents.