Nairobi, April 21 -- Cash generated from non-tax revenue streams, such as fees on services, has declined for the first time in four years, signalling the fading of windfall income that had boosted government coffers, such as mop-up of surplus money from State agencies and a surge in fees collected through the e-Citizen platform.

Treasury data shows that non-tax receipts for the nine months to March 2026 fell by 10.65 percent to Sh109.3 billion from Sh122.3 billion in a similar period last year.

The contraction, the first under President William Ruto's administration, marks a sharp reversal from the previous financial year when collections more than doubled, surging by 135.15 percent in what now appears to have been an exceptional spike ...