Kajiado County, through the new Kajiado county officials assigned different revenue collection roles, is expected to raise Kes 1.5 billion by June 2023.

Governor Joseph Ole Lenku says, "the political season is over, and it is now "time to work for the people" as they also pay the requisite levies and rates.

The governor spoke on Tuesday after meeting a team appointed last week by his finance CEC member Michael Semera to manage revenue collection.

Semera initiated reforms and reorganised the revenue department in a bid to raise revenues after many claims that those charged with the collection revenue of revenue were unable to perform.

Further, the finance CEC member said the department has adopted a hybrid system where revenue will now be collected at the county and sub-county levels.

He said there will be a head of revenue in each sub-county with a supervisor who acts as a deputy.

Lenku said the county can raise more than Kes 1.5 billion in revenue and expects the new team to lead by example.

By 2019, the county had surpassed Kes 1.2 billion in revenue collection, only to nose-dive to about Kes 200 million in 2021.

“Our business people in the county and everyone else paying taxes are expecting us to deliver by keeping the county roads in super states. They want us to collect garbage,” the governor said.

Kajiado county has hundreds of mines for building stones, sand and even soda ash from Magadi.