Sakaja seeks Senate support to unlock Sh63 billion revenue potential

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‎Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja (centre) before Senate's County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi on June 19,2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has called on the Senate to strengthen and fully operationalise laws governing land rates collection, arguing that the capital city has the potential to increase its annual own-source revenue from the current Sh13.8 billion to as much as Sh63 billion.

Appearing before the Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC), Sakaja said Nairobi had nearly doubled its revenue collection over the last four years, rising from Sh8 billion to Sh13.8 billion.

However, the Governor noted that the county continues to lose billions of shillings due to weak enforcement mechanisms against land rates defaulters.