Nairobi residents residing in county-owned houses are staring at rental increments of between Sh2,500 –Sh7,500 if proposals contained in the county’s Finance Bill are adopted.

The proposal is among a raft of costly levies being proposed by Governor Johnson Sakaja aimed at raising Sh19.9 billion own source revenue for the county government in the financial year June 30, 2024.

The Nairobi County Finance Bill 2023 currently before the County Assembly’s Budget and Appropriations Committee for consideration proposes a 10 percent monthly rent increment for estates including new and Old Ngara, Kariobangi South, Kabete Waterworks, Jamhuri, Juja Road, Kariokor and Huruma.

Then there is a proposal of a 25 percent increment for estates including Ziwani, Ofafa Jericho, Lumumba, Jerusalem, Maringo, Mbotela, Ngong Road, Shauri Moyo, Gorofani, Bahati, New Pumwani, Landhies Road, Outering Road, Uhuru and new Pumwani.

Ideally, residents in these estates pay rent of between Sh2,000-Sh22, 000. County has 17,000 houses in Maringo, Uhuru, Kaloleni, Jericho, Buruburu, Kariobangi South, Ziwani, and Jerusalem. – Alvin Mwangi