Nairobi, Oct. 19 -- A section of Embu ward representatives on Friday called for the assessment of the county's revenue system due to persistent collection short falls.
According to the County Assembly's Budget and Appropriation Committee chairman Harrison Mwaluko, the Embu County Revenue Authority (Ecra) has never met the targets set during budget making.
The Mwea MCA said the missed targets lead to shelving of development projects every year.
Kagaari South MCA Robert Ireri wondered why revenue collection had not been fully automated, yet the legislature adopted the resolution to install a Sh100 million electronic revenue platform.
The county has been grappling with revenue leakages for the last seven years even with Ecra in place, he a...