Sakaja appoints Ntoiti to act as chief revenue collector
By Alvin.Mwangi, January 16, 2024Nairobi county has a new director for revenue appointing John Ntoiti to the position in an acting capacity.
County Executive Committee Member Charles Kerich stated that Ntoiti comes in at a time when the county is transitioning its revenue operations to the recently formed Nairobi Revenue Authority.
“Ntoiti brings a wealth of experience to the new assignment and his task is clear: to ensure the county realises its revenue targets to provide services to the residents of Nairobi,” Kerich said.
The new acting Director will work under the County Chief Officer for Revenue, Wilson Gakuya, to assist the county in realising its annual revenue targets.
Ntoiti welcomed his new assignment and pledged to deliver on his mandate.
He also pledged to put the needs of the customer first, to give the county government’s clients an experience when seeking services
The authority is expected to kick off full operations this year. Ntoiti is not a stranger to the revenue sector as he has served various positions at City Hall over the years
The 53-year-old has previously worked as a Chief Officer in Nairobi County from 2014 to 2018 and as chairman of revenue mobilisation from 2006 to 2014.
In Meru, Ntoiti served as the CEO of the Meru County Revenue Board.
He holds a PhD in finance from JKUAT, an MBA in Finance from Kenyatta University and a Degree in Economics from Moi University.
Nairobi County aims to collect Sh19.9 billion own source revenue in the financial year 2023-24.
This is part of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja’s Sh40.7 billion proposed Nairobi City County Budget estimates.
To boost Nairobi’s revenue collection, Sakaja’s administration has set up a revenue agency that will be tasked with collecting all rates, and fees.
The Nairobi City County Revenue Administration Authority will be headed by a board, while the management will be under a chief executive officer, who will be the principal collector of revenue.
The authority will breathe life into the Revenue Administration Act, which was passed by the county assembly in 2019 and assented to in 2021.
Sakaja is set to implement the Nairobi City County Revenue Administration Authority.