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Lean Times: Sonko introduces new taxes to finance Nairobi Sh32b budget

Nairobi County Acting county finance executive Charles Kerich. The county has upped its taxes to fund its Sh32 billion budget. [File, Standard]

Nairobi County Government has introduced raft of new levies aimed at financing its 2018/2019 budget.

This will see residents dig deeper into their pockets to finance the Sh32 billion budget which relies on local revenue to finance almost half of its operations.

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