The Standard on Sunday
Date: 21.07.2013
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Nairobi has
highest permit
revenue yields
By JAMES ANYANZWA
Nairobi ranked the topmost
county with the highest Single Busi­
ness Permit revenue yieids during
the 2010/11 financial year.
According to the latest data from
the Commission on Revenue Alloca­
tion (CRA), Nairobi County, which
generates over 45 per cent of Kenya's
gross domestic product (GDP), rea­
lised more revenues from single
permit businesses during the period
under review.
It was followed by Mombasa, Ki­
ambu, Kirinyaga and Nyeri. Accord­
ing to the second edition ofthe Ke­
nya County Fact Sheets launched on
Friday, Homa Bay County tops the
list of the highest HIV prevalence
rates in the country. HIV prevalence
rates stood at 6,2 per cent in 2011
with Homa Bay ranking first at 27.1
per cent.
It is closely followed by Kisumu
at 18.7 per cent, Siaya (17.8 per
cent), Migori (13.4 per cent) and
Mombasa (11.1 per cent)
Paved roads averaged 9.4 per
cent of the total road network in
2012. The lowest percentages of
paved roads were found in Mars­
abit, Mandera, Lamu, Isiolo, Samb­
uru and Garissa.
According to CRA, the average
population growth in the country
averaged 3,14 per cent between
1999 and 2009. During this period,
the counties with the highest popu­
lation growth rates included Man­
dera (14.1 per centj, Wajir (7.3 per
cent J, Turkana (6.4 per cent), Kajia­
do (5.3 per cent) and Marsabit (5.1
percent!.
Stephen Masha, a director in
charge of County fiscal Affairs at
CRA, said the data would inform
couniy planning to promote equita­
ble development at the county level.
"The data will also enable appropri­
ate development of programs to en­
hance Kenya's socio­economic de­
velopment," he said.
Mr Masha said such data would
also aid in intra­county, inter­coun­
ty, and county­national compari­
sons, Kenya County Fact Sheets pro­
vides an update of data contained in
the first edition launched in Novem­
ber 2011. Nairobi has a well­devel­
oped infrastructure, including mod­
ern financial and communications
systems.
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