The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has announced that it had moved parking and 14 other services to the Nairobi Revenue system.
In a notice seen by Kenyans.co.ke, NMS, working in conjunction with the Nairobi City county government and the taxman announced that parking charges will be processed through the NRS effective May 1.
The new changes will affect services offered in the roads, public works and transport sectors including applications, approvals and hiring of equipment.
"NMS hereby informs the public and professionals in the sectors that all charges including parking services shall be processed through the Nairobi Revenue system," read the statement published on Tuesday, April 25.
"All applicants with unpaid invoices, those that have not been invoiced, as well as all fresh applications made on May 1 shall be submitted via the Nairobi Revenue System," the statement explained.
Other services affected include wayleave, hoarding, enforcement of illegally erected structures on road reserves, sale of broke slabs, drums and lids, and enforcement of damage to pavements and slabs.
In addition, charges for approvals for road cuttings and reinstatements, civil engineering drawings, and street lighting poles will also be made through the new system. Applications for chain barriers, bus shelters, bridges and booths, stands will be charged in the new system.
NRS will invoice the public for electricity and maintenance inspections, hiring of flags and buntings, county lorries, hydraulic platform vehicles, plant equipment, and the sale of traffic study reports.
The move comes in a bid to streamline the city's revenue collection systems. On January 18, NMS migrated the payment of rent and bills by its 17,000 tenants to the new platform.
"Notice is hereby given that the Nairobi City Government will be migrating all county house tenants to the Nairobi Revenue System (NRS) for online payment. Tenants will be required to make payments against NRS generated bills with effect from February 1, 2022," read the notice in part.
The new system would see tenants make their payments via efficient mobile money wallet systems after which they will get confirmation and via a short message service (SMS).
