County begins to tax bodaboda operators in bid to raise Sh250 million

Bodaboda riders wait for passengers at Ang'awa junction stage in Kisumu on July 31,2018. Kisumu county government has directed that the riders, who were exempted from taxation by the last regime will pay tax effective August 01. (Denish Ochieng',Standard)

Bodaboda operators in Kisumu are set to start paying taxes today as the county government eyes to raise Sh250 million from the sector.

County executive for Finance Nerry Achar Tuesday announced the new measure, after previous attempts failed due to non-committal from the operators.