Uasin Gishu county has for the first time surpassed its annual revenue target after it collected Sh1.2 billion in the just ended financial year. Governor Jackson Mandago had targeted about Sh900 million but the administration exceeded that due to tough measures in collection of land rates. The county has also extended its waiver of interest on pending land rates to allow residents clear arrears by Thursday. The Uasin Gishu government is threatening to seize and sell off plots in Eldoret town and other parts of the county whose owners have not paid accumulated land rates amounting to more than Sh1.2 billion. A section of the business community sued the county government to stop its plan to review the land rates upwards.

Source: The Star July 12, 2021 18:56 UTC