Top-ranked governors back Senate report as bottom counties question ranking criteria News 16 min ago

The report assessed all 47 counties using seven public finance indicators, including budget implementation efficiency, development expenditure, own-source revenue, wage bill management, pending bills, county assembly expenditure and audit outcomes.

The governor cited the Controller of Budget's Budget Implementation Review Report for the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, which ranked Meru second nationally in development expenditure absorption at 54 per cent, saying the improvement demonstrated the impact of reforms introduced after he took office.

Mr Sakaja has also maintained that Nairobi remained committed to prudent financial management and service delivery, arguing that the capital had invested more money in development than any other county while simultaneously recording the highest own-source revenue collection in its history.