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City advocate is now demanding tabling of Nairobi County Assembly ad-hoc report on revenue collection by the Nairobi City County Assembly.
In a letter addressed to speaker Ken Ngondi Owiso Owiso is requesting information under Article 35 of the Constitution on a number of issues including reasons to decline on revenue collection,legal and policies guiding revenue collection and system being used by the Nairobi County Government to collect revenue.
The assembly is expected to resume next week after a long recess.
‘‘We are aware that on 11 October 2023, Nairobi City County Assembly (the Assembly), pursuant to Standing Order 211, established the Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate County Local Revenue Collection System(s) and Administration (the Committee). The Committee’s specific mandate was as follows—
Inquire into the revenue collection system(s) adopted by the County Government and report to the Assembly within 60 days after the adoption of this Motion on:
i. reasons why local revenues have been declining;
ii. the nature, strengths and weaknesses of the revenue collection system(s) currently being used by the County Government, and
iii. propose legal, policy and administrative interventions on improvement of local revenue collection.’’ The letter reads in part.
Meanwhile Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja had been in pain in explaining the operation system of the Nairobi Revenue System which has been flagged as fraudulent.
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No one in City Hall can describe its source, servers and even the owner of the system.
‘‘A review of the Assembly’s Hansard reveals the following relevant subsequent events.Through a motion moved by Hon. Peter lmwatok on 14 February 2024, the Assembly resolved to extend the mandate of the Committee for a further period not exceeding forty- five (45) days, and directed the Committee to table its report on/or before 19 March 2024. On 19 March 2024, Hon. Peter lmwatok sought a further extension till 02 April 2024. This extension was granted, with a caution from yourself that you would not allow any further extension of the Committee’s mandate beyond 02 April 2024.” The letter reads.
“On 02 April 2024, you confirmed to the Assembly that you had indeed received the report of the Committee (the Report). However, you invoked Standing Order No. 1 of Assembly Standing Orders and informed the Assembly that you were still perusing the report, and further directed that the report be tabled on 16 April 2024 at 14h30.We note, with surprise, that it is now over four (4) months since you confirmed receipt of the Report, but you are yet to have it tabled before the Assembly.’’ It added.