Nairobi's parking revenue doubles to Sh130M monthly

Cars at a parking lot in the city centre, Nairobi. Photo/File 

Parking fees revenue in Nairobi has doubled in the last eight months even as the county plans to extend the collection to estates beyond the Central Business District.

The county’s chief accountant in-charge of Parking Department Tom Tinega said the collections have risen from Sh63 million in April last year to the current Sh130 million.

Mr Tinega said the parking fees is the second main source of revenue in the county besides rates and licences.

“Sealing past loopholes, training parking attendants and getting the right people to man the parking is what has doubled the monthly parking collection from 63 million to 130 million per month since April 2013,” Mr Tinega said.


In a statement made available to the Nation, Mr Tinega said “we hope to further support the activities of the county government through our collections as soon as we expand the parking areas within the county.”


Mr Tinega said areas outside the CBD where the county wants to start collecting parking fees include Buruburu shopping centre, Eastleigh, Pangani, Muthaiga, Ngong Road, Kombo Munyiri, Pangani Road, Langata, Kariokor, Kasarani and Ziwani shopping centre. Parking fees in the new areas will be Sh200 per day, Mr Tinega said.

Currently, the areas where parking fees is collected include Westlands, Upperhill, Community, Industrial area, Ngara, Gigiri, Lavington and Karen.

Mr Tinega said once the issues being raised by the matatu operators have been addressed conclusively by the court, the new parking fees of Sh300 per day, which has been gazetted and is a Bill in the County Assembly, would be effected immediately. He said the new rates would be effective from February.

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“We are urging Nairobi residents to be cooperative as we implement the new fees which will not only de-congest the CBD but will increase business within the county. We want Nairobians to only drive into the city when they must and once done with their business they move from the parking,” Mr Tinega said.

He urged the city residents “to car-pool and avoid bringing all family cars daily into the CBD, as we focus on providing essential service to the City residents.”

Mr Tinega was hopeful that the living standards of residents would be elevated once some of the key revenue areas are implemented.