New rates are punitive, Thika traders tell Kabogo

Thika MP Alice Ng'ang'a addresses protesting traders in Thika yesterday. The MP told them to stop paying taxes until the current rates are reduced. [PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE/STANDARD]

Kiambu, Kenya: Traders in Thika sub-county have vowed not to pay new levies introduced by the county government until their grievances are heard.

The hundreds of traders who staged a peaceful demonstration to the governor's office yesterday handed a memorandum containing their grievances to the county government. Top on the list is the demand to reduce the current levies.