Nairobi County Government Sets Date For Parking Fee Increase

Getrude Mathayo

3 years ago

Nairobi motorists should brace for tough times ahead following the Nairobi county government’s proposal to raise parking fees after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja gazetted the new date for their implementation.

According to a Gazette Notice dated Friday, September 8, all motorists have been given 14 days to align themselves with the new charges. The levy will begin on Friday 15^th, September 2023.

According to the notice, parking, market rates, and even mortuary and cemetery charges are among the thing that will be affected. Individuals with saloon cars will pay Ksh300 at on-street parking zones across the city, an increase from Ksh200.

Motorists accessing parking in the city will have to adjust their budgets as the government increases the fees in non-automated areas within the CBD from 200 shillings to 300 shillings per day. Vans and pick-ups will part with Ksh500 for a day’s parking, an increase from Ksh200 while lorries and minibuses with over 5 tonnes will pay Ksh1,000.

“This Act may be cited as the Nairobi City County Finance Act, 2023 and shall come into operation 14 days after publication in the Kenya Gazette,” read the notice in part.

Nairobi county government also seeks to introduce automated parking areas where motorists will pay 100 shillings for the first hour, with a charge of 50 shillings applied for every extra hour.

Tuk-tuk, boda bodas, and scooters parking outside the CBD will now pay a monthly fee of 1,000 shillings, while lorries measuring up to 5 tons will pay an annual fee of 112,500 shillings; those above 5 tons, an annual fee of 225,000 shillings, as well as non-PSV buses, will pay 675,000 shillings for on-street parking.

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Preachers will also have to pay for using the facilities for their work with those preaching in Jevanjee will have to pay 500 shillings to preach at lunchtime, while those using City Park will pay 1,000 shillings in the new county government proposal.

Traders in the county markets have not been left behind, it will cost traders 10 percent more than they are currently paying, while the cost of running an alcohol-selling premises is set to double if the Bill is passed.

Services offered at the county’s mortuary are set to go up right from storage of bodies, to internment with an adult’s permanent grave now going for 30,500 shillings and an infant costing 15,500 shillings when the Bill passes.

Nairobi residents living in county houses will have to pay more for rent as the Bill proposes a hike of between 10 and 25 percent of the current rates depending on the location of the houses while introducing a 15,000 shillings tenant purchase.

The content creators will also pay a fee for filming in the city and its parks, with those wishing to shoot a music video in the refurbished Uhuru Park parting with 5,000 shillings per hour, while commercial videos at the park will cost 10,000 shillings per hour

According to the notice, charges will be applied to Zone I parking zones which include Nairobi CBD, Kijabe Street, Westlands, Upper Hill, Community, Ngara, Highridge, Industrial Area, Gigiri, Kilimani, Yaya Center, Milimani, Hurlingham, Lavington, Karen, Eastleigh, Muthaiga, Gikomba and Nairobi West.