Defaulters and those who evade paying for services in Nairobi County should prepare for tough times.
This comes a day after the County Government announced that it will start reviewing its key revenue streams to achieve its target.
Nairobi has announced that it will soon carry out major enforcement.
Chief officer for economic planning Washington Makodingo said that the county will launch a major crackdown on land rate defaulters next week.
The exercise targets over Sh500 million.
A review of the land valuation roll will also be effected immediately.
The move is aimed at doubling the collections.
‘’The land rates form the biggest own source revenue stream, but we are missing a lot from this sector because of outdated charges that need to be reviewed,” Makodingo said.
A recent assessment by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) has blamed the slow growth in revenue collection on CRA and under performance in collections from land rates.
This is despite the fact that investors are making huge profits in property prices.
The reports indicate that City Hall can collect up to Sh77.91 billion if it reviews its valuation roll upwards.
The County currently charges property owners land rates based on 25 percent of the unimproved site value as per the 1980 valuation roll.
Other areas targeted for improved revenue collection include markets, parking fees and full enforcement of charges and fees outlined in the finance bill.
In markets, the County is considering hiring more revenue officers to monitor daily collections from all markets.
The County is targeting an extra Sh400 million from the sector.
Own revenue sources form 80% of the 10 major revenue streams in Nairobi.
Finance CEC Pauline Kahiga said the review and aggressive revenue collection model will be adopted to ensure improved collection before the end of the FY2019/20.
“We have to hit optimum levels and improve on our potential and this is why we are going to review and mount sustained enforcement on the eight key streams of revenue for the county,” said Kahiga.
The County collected Sh10.25 billion in the FY2018/19, up from Sh 10.11 in the FY2017/18 recording an increase of Sh139 million.
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