MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF MOMBASA
REVENUE MANAGEMENT MASTER CLASS 27 – 29 November 2012.
ACCRA, GHANA. 1
CONTENTS 1. The Municipality 2. Municipality’s Mandate 3. Municipal Finances 4. Decentralization process / Devolution 5. Detailed Finances 6. End
2 1. THE MUNICIPALITY Mombasa is the second largest City in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean with a major Port and an International Airport. The City also serves as the center of the coastal tourism industry. Its name derives from Manbasa, the Arabic name of the former sultan of Mvita, which had its capital here. In modern times the City is the headquarters of Coast Province.
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The City is located on Mombasa Island which is separated from the mainland by two creeks: Tudor Creek and Kilindini Harbour. The island is connected to the mainland to the north by the Nyali Bridge, to the south by the Likoni Ferry and to the west by the Makupa Causeway, alongside which runs the Kenya-Uganda Railway. The Port serves both Kenya and landlocked countries, linking them to the Ocean.
4 The Municipal Council of Mombasa was established in 1928 as a Board by the Local Government Amendment Ordinance. The board took over a number of responsibilities such as Town Planning, Schools and Housing that were under the District Commissioner. The board was elevated to Municipal status by the year 1959 and was referred to as a Municipality. This Ordinance extended the area of jurisdiction of the new Municipality to coincide with the area of Administrative District.
5 On 4th July, 1963 the Municipal Council of Mombasa was constituted under the Local Government (Municipality of Mombasa) order 1963. Currently the Council covers an area of 347 km square having a human population of 1million. Today the Municipal Council of Mombasa has 43 (forty three) Councilors, 32 elected and 11 nominated. In the recent years
6 The city has a population of 939,370, as per the 2009 census, and is located on Mombasa Island, which is separated from the mainland by two creeks: Tudor Creek and Kilindini Harbour. The island is connected to the mainland to the north by the Nyali Bridge, to the south by the Likoni Ferry and to the west by the Makupa Causeway, alongside which runs the Kenya-Uganda Railway. The port serves both Kenya and countries of the interior, linking them to the Ocean. The city is served by Moi International Airport located in the northwest mainland suburb of Chaani, northwest of Changamwe area
7 Being a coastal town, Mombasa is characterized by a flat topography. The town of Mombasa is centered on Mombasa Island, but extends to the mainland. The island is separated from the mainland by two creeks, Port Reitz in the south and Tudor Creek in the north.
Mombasa has a warm, tropical climate. The amount of rainfall depends essentially on season. The rainiest months are April and May, while in January to February the rainfall is minimal.
8 2. THE MUNICIPALITY MANDATE
Waste Water and Sanitation (partly) Roads Housing Basic Education Transport (Partly) Basic Health
9 3. MUNICIPAL FINANCES
Currency Used in Kenya is Kenya Shilling. Capital Expenditure Budget (CAPEX) Kshs. 596,593,847. Operating Expenditure (OPEX) Kshs. 2,615,752,527. Total Budget Kshs. 3,202,346,384. Amount of grants received from GOK Kshs. 1,601,321,726. The Council has no credit rating and has not been through a financial management assessment. It has not issued any bond but borrows from Commercial Banks. Our bank debts have been restricted to one financial year. 10
4. DECENTRALIZATION
The process is on going as we envisage the devolved system of Government. The decentralization process of our Country is very good.
11 5. DETAILED FINANCES
(i) Debt Most debt are serviced within the financial year.
(ii) Revenue Sources The Council revenue sources if from Government disbursement in term of LATF and local or internal generating fund.
12 (iii) Expenditure Personnel - Projection Kshs. 1,368,541,705. - Actual Expenditure Kshs. 332,673,878. Operations - Projection Kshs. 666,670,490. - Actual Expenditure Kshs. 322,604,311. Maintenance - Projection Kshs. 580,540,322. - Actual Expenditure Kshs. 281,184,546. Projects - Projection Kshs. 596,593,847. - Actual Expenditure Kshs. 59,247,948. 13
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