The incumbent governor for Nairobi County, Johnson Arthur Sakaja, has again filed for new reforms on County’s rates in a bush to collect more revenue from the residents and businessmen and businesswomen of Nairobi County.
Johnson Sakaja wants to uplift the tax collection on parking, market rates, mortuary fees, and cemetery fee which is the best income earners of Nairobi county that is also exercised by the majority residents of Nairobi.
However, a section of the residents of Nairobi county, especially hawkers, have decried Johnson Sakaja’s move claiming that his new tax model will ruin their lives.
For instance, a sweet hawker in the town revealed that he makes KES 150 during peak season. He said that if Johnson Sakaja’s Bill proposal passes, it will need KES 100 from him as tax which leaves him with almost nothing. 
Sweet Hawker said that Johnson Sakaja is now forcing them to work for the government and not themselves since the county government of Nairobi will take more than half of their proceeds together with their capital.
“Naskia gava inadaisha watu walipe taxes, saa mii na hii sooh nikilipa nikama nafanyia tu gava job,” the Sweet Hawker said.
The county boss for Nairobi county, Johnson Arthur Sakaja, has launched several multimillion projects which require huge funds from him.
Unfortunately, his school feeding program has been suspended by the high court after a solid case was built against him by the activists.
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