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CRA and World Bank roll out second phase of County Revenue Enhancement Plans

The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), in partnership with the World Bank, on 21st August 2025 launched the second phase of the County Revenue Enhancement Action Plans (REAPs), marking another step in strengthening counties’ Own Source Revenue (OSR). The event, hosted

Six Counties Begin Crafting Revenue Enhancement Action Plans with CRA and World Bank Support

The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), with funding and technical support from the World Bank, held a four-day Capacity Building Workshop in Nairobi from 12th to 15th May 2025. Dr. Naomi Mathenge, Snr. Economist, World Bank CPA Mary Chebukati, Chairperson, CRA

Insights from the cost of OSR research in Kakamega County

A team, led by ICT Director Joseph Kuria, alongside CRA staff and a representative from the Public Financial Management Reforms Secretariat (PFMR), conducted a comprehensive data collection exercise at the County Government of Kakamega from December 4th to 9th, 2023. The

CRA and KRA facilitate fifth round of tax administration training

Training of officers from county governments in Phase 5 of the Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT) initiative has been concluded, facilitated by CRA, KRA and the TADAT Secretariat. All the 47 counties are targeted. The earlier phases of TADAT training

County Governments Can Collect 216 billion from Local Revenues

County governments have the potential to collect up to Kshs 216 billion in revenue from their key revenue streams compared to the present Kshs 31 billion annually. This is according to the second edition of the Commission on Revenue Allocation’s (CRA)

Commission Presentation on County Planning, Budgeting and Financing at Induction for Governors and Deputy Governors

The Commission participated in the induction of Governors and Deputy Governors from September 14th – 18th, 2022. The theme of the induction was Towards Better Governance & Outcome Driven Service Delivery in Counties. The Commission presented in session 4: County Planning,

Guidelines for Training County Governments to Increase their Revenues Released

The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) published Counties’ Own Sources Revenue Training Guidelines for use in the training of county governments on Own Sources Revenue (OSR) administration. The Guidelines provide a uniform way of training county governments on own-source revenue administration

Commission Launches the Own Source Revenue Training Report

The Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of National Treasury and Planning and the Public Financial Management Reforms (PFMR) Secretariat launched a report on the County Assemblies Own Source Revenue (OSR) Training on Friday, 3 June 2022 in Nairobi. The Chief

Enhancing County Revenue through Natural Resources: Commission Visit to Nakuru County

The Commission visited Nakuru County from the 1st to 4th of February 2022 to examine the county’s natural resources with the goal of enhancing the county government’s revenue. During the visit, the Commission paid a courtesy call on Nakuru County Government

Opportunities for Counties to Benefit from Natural Resource Revenue

By Anastasia Wanjohi Since the advent of devolution, county governments have formed expectations and even some have budgeted for revenues from natural resources, causing unnecessary tension between county governments and mining companies. It is important that these resources are shared appropriately