Days after turning Nairobi into a walking County,Nairobi County Government has decided to add more misery for its residents after passing a bill that will see the introduction of new taxes.
The bill will impose the highest fees on betting firms, taxi companies and corporates under the new taxes initiative.
Taxi companies like Uber, Taxify, and Little Cab are set to now pay for operational licences.
Budget and Appropriation Committee Chairman Robert Mbatia on Wednesday revealed that the application-based taxi companies at the moment do not pay for any operational licences.
“We will not charge the drivers but the company itself. For example, Uber has an office in Westlands, thus it will be required to pay the fee,” remarked Mbatia.
The app-based taxi companies, together with other large transport companies with over 100 vehicles, will be required to pay a fee of Sh300,000 a year.
Transport companies with vehicles ranging between 51 to 100, will pay a fee of Sh100,000 a year while those with less than 50 cars, are set to pay Sh50,000 a year.
Establishment of a casino is set to cost the owner Sh1 million with an annual licence fee of Sh300,000 and renewal fees of Sh10,000.
Failure to pay for a premise licence for a casino and a betting firm will incur a penalty fee of Sh1 million.
Change of location of the casino will require the owner to pay Sh200,000.
Politicians, preachers, and corporates will be affected as follows. Stationery trucks for roadshows will be charged Kshs 5,000 while mobile ones will cost them Kshs 20,000.
Pitching tents at parks for commercial purposes will be charged between Kshs 10,000 and Kshs 30,000.
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