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Nyong'o eyes tax hikes to meet revenue goals

Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang Nyongo.

Tough times await traders and residents of Kisumu after Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o’s administration proposed new levies in an attempt to widen the revenue base.

Thousands of traders who are still struggling to pick up the pieces after their business premises were recently demolished will be hardest hit if the county assembly adopts the Finance Bill 2019-2020.

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