NEW BUDGET SEES NAIROBI MCAs AWARD THEMSELVES AN EXTRA SH2 BILLION
The Nairobi County Assembly members have allocated themselves Sh4.1 billion to fund operations after an upward review having been initially allocated Sh2 billion in the current financial year.
Among other expenditures, the funds will go towards MCAs allowances, administration, renovations, staff salaries and maintenance. The assembly approved the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) which contained a Sh39.6 billion budget for the 2021/2022 financial year, during a special sitting.
From the current Sh37.7 billion, the budget increased by Sh1.9 billion to stand at Sh39.6 billion as indicated in the revised CFSP. While Sh12.59 billion on development expenses, this will see Sh27.01 billion go towards recurrent expenditure
After its budget for the financial year ending June 30, 2022 was slashed by Sh5.92 billion, Nairobi Metropolitan Services was also affected by the changes.
For the four transferred functions of health, transport, public works, utilities and ancillary services, NMS has been allocated Sh21.18 billion, out of which Sh12.05 billion will go to recurrent expenditure and Sh9.12 billion to development. This is as per the strategy paper.
This is inclusive of Sh1.5 billion Ward Development Fund which was transferred by MCAs last year from the office of the governor to NMS.
“City Hall has been allocated Sh14.3 billion for the retained functions with the remaining Sh4.1 billion going to the county assembly for its operations up from the current Sh2 billion,” said the assembly’s Budget and Appropriations committee chair Robert Mbatia.
Sh1 billion was allocated to the trade, commerce and tourism sector, to support micro and small enterprises.
To improve learning at ECDE centres, establish new vocational training centres as well as promote youth welfare in Nairobi, another Sh2.2 billion has been allocated to the education sector.
To fund the budget, City Hall is targeting to achieve Sh20.4 billion internal revenue collection as well as receive Sh19.25 billion equitable share from the national government.
This could however prove a daunting task given that the county collected only Sh8.6 billion internal revenue in the financial year ended June 30, 2020. This was the lowest ever recorded revenue against a target of Sh17.2 billion.
The Finance CEC, Allan Igambi, says to boost revenue collection, Nairobi will implement the planned roll-out of a GIS-based valuation roll.
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