County Government of Laikipia

As one of the most successful revenue organizations in the country, Laikipia County Revenue Board was glad to host a delegation of the Embu County Revenue Authority(ECRA) which came for a benchmarking session.

The delegation, led by the acting chief executive officer Everlyn Kimuli was taken through the LCRB processes of the revenue collection, the structures, mandate, performance, the success factors, and our core values.

In a plenary discussion session led by the LCRB chief executive officer Prudence Waithera and revenue director John Ngigi and senior staff of the LCRB, the team was enlightened on the various success factors that have made Laikipia makes the tremendous upwards growth it has been making over the last four years.

Although both boards have a similar structure, the Embu team was keen to know what drives LCRB's continuously post upward revenue growth trajectory to stand out as the best revenue board in the nation despite the prevailing hard economic times occasioned by Covid-19 pandemic.

The use of technology through the implementation of the cashless mode of payment, installation of CCTV's in key revenue streams for revenue monitoring, vibrant and dynamic workforce are some of the factors that have ensured efficiency in revenue collection. These have minimized revenue leakages and thus enhanced performance.

Ms. Waithera explained the seamless nature in which the county executive relates and works with the Board. Governor Ndiritu Muriithi chairs the monthly Governor's Revenue roundtable meetings to review the departmental revenue performance.

It is this synergy with the county executive that has enabled the LCRB to perform exemplary in revenue collection. Mr. Ngigi delivered in detail the revenue operations formula of success in our ever-soaring performances to the keenly following ECRA members.

He indicated that the LCRB sets its target per quarter of the current financial year. The Board divides the target as follows: 20% of the target in the first quarter, 20% in the third and fourth quarter respectively. He said that the Board always strives to improve or at least maintain the momentum of the performance.

The Embu delegation was awed by the progress the LCRB has made and thanked their host for taking them through the session noting that they were definitely learning from the best and hoped to replicate that in their county. The team was later taken on a field trip to some of the key revenue streams which to witness first-hand how the process works. The ECRB delegation also included Karanja Mwangi, Nathaniel Ndwiga, Jonathan Kimiya, Elias Njeri, William Kariuki, Dorothy Karimi, and Irene Mutua.