Bomet and Posta partner to enhance revenue collection, county targets to collect Sh550 million

In a bid to achieve the potential target of Sh550 million annually through revenue collection in this financial year, the Bomet County government and Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) have partnered for cashless collections of revenue.

The deal was reached after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and Postal Corporation of Kenya Post Master General and Chief Executive Officer John Tonui at the county headquarters on Wednesday.

Apart from revenue collection, the partnership will also see enhanced efficiency, accountability, and streamlining of operations across the various departments of the county government.

Barchok said that the Posta will help in filling the gaps that have been affecting the revenue collection from achieving their desired targets.

“We will fully support the corporation so that they deliver on its mandate,” Barchok said.

The county chief said their aim is to move away from the situations handling cash in terms of county services and engage in cashless ways so as to avoid loss of revenue by a few corrupt employees.

“This is now solutions to our problems where we have been losing a lot of money especially when handled in cash form because the money collected in form of revenue will be sent directly to our account,” he said.

The county boss exuded confidence that they will meet the target because they have automated their revenue collections.

Currently, the county has been collecting Sh300 million a year.

The county boss said they will be glad to use the corporation’s PostaPay, where it will help them in making payments and even the casual workers without any complications.

“By paying them a fee, the Posta will also assist us in monitoring our revenue collections, and that will make them seal the loopholes that led to loss of revenue,” Barchok said.

On his part, Tonui said that the corporation has the capacity to help the devolved unit meet its revenue targets and even make payment on behalf of the county without any hindrance.

He assured the people of Bomet county of last mile service delivery on their services and has the capacity to handle the job because of the strengthened workforce.

“Even after this deal, we will increase the workforce to do the job, and in the other way is the creation of new jobs to young people,” he said.

He said the deal will help in the transformative agenda, which is in line with the Kenya Kwanza administration’s bottom-up approach.

The CEO also noted that since he took over the leadership of the corporation, he has put up avenues that will see the corporation grow and be self-sustainable.

The Post Master General assured that the corporation remains committed to its obligations and assured customers and members of the public of the corporation’s capabilities to provide them with last-mile delivery solutions for individuals, corporations, and government agencies.

“With our extensive network of over 600 branches across the country, coupled with our expertise in last-mile delivery, we stand as the ideal partner for courier and logistics services,” Tonui said.

He said the corporation has made significant investments in cutting-edge technology and a modern fleet to support its postal and courier services.