Kisumu hires revenue collectors after digital platform flops
Friday, May 29, 2020 0:01
By VICTOR RABALLA
Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Kisumu County has resorted to the recruitment of more revenue collectors months after abandoning digitisation of major revenue streams as it seeks to shore up its annual target.
While the county has not indicated the number of people to be hired, 777 candidates have been shortlisted for interviews that have been ongoing from May 26 and expected to end on June 5.
The county had also directed that payments by kiosk operators, market traders, parking fees, hospital bills, land rates and trading licences were to be paid through mobile money.
Finance Executive George Omondi, however, did not respond on what measures the county has taken to stem revenue leakages associated with unscrupulous revenue collectors who took advantage of the manual system.
It is, however, not clear whether the county would maintain its current contract with Strathmore University, which has been helping them to recover Sh20 billion land rate defaulters owed them and business permits dating back to 2008.
