Nairobi MCAs have vowed to reject the proposed Finance Bill by the County Treasury unless it is amended.
This comes after the capital residents demanded a review of the bill to reduce the charges in the proposed Finance Bill.
Nairobi MCAs echoed these sentiments and asked for the bill to be revised to lessen the burden on city residents.
Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee have been holding public participation forums on the bill where residents were opposed to the imposition of news taxes churches and collections of garbage in the city and at a residential area.
According to them the proposed Ksh10,000 levy on churches Ksh2000 shillings on butchers and Ksh300 per households for garbage collection was too high for the common city dweller.
Acting speaker Nairobi county assembly Chege Mwaura assured the residents that their voice will count when the bill was brought to the floor of the assembly.
Committee chairman Robert Mbatia added that he will make sure residents are not over-taxed.
“Issues that came out during our meetings were to do with the proposed levy on waste and lack of water. Residents of Waithaka felt more water bowsers should be hired to address the shortage," Mbatia remarked.
The proposed levies on tents and preaching at parks also caused a lot of concern because these type of activities are very common in the area,” he added.
Embakasi MCA Michael Ogada also urged the executive to maximise existing revenue streams to address the budget deficit.
The 2018/19 revised Finance Bill proposes an increase of parking fees from Ksh300 to Ksh400 and a monthly waste management fee of between Ksh100 and Ksh500.
Pitching of tents that accommodate over 200 people will attract a levy of Ksh30,000 while Ksh1,000 will be charged for preaching at the park if the Bill is adopted.
