The Nairobi County Government has dispelled reports that parking fees in Nairobi will rise from the current KSh 300 to KSh 520. The clarification came after media outlets cited a new Tariff and Pricing Policy 2025–2030.
According to the county’s Revenue Receiver, Tiras Njoroge, the policy is merely a planning framework — not a binding fee schedule. The quoted KSh 520 reflects the estimated cost of providing a parking service, but it is not a proposed or approved tariff.
Njoroge emphasized that any change to parking charges — or other services such as markets, business permits, or health fees — must go through the formal legislative process under the Finance Act and involve public participation.
He noted that given the current economic climate, there are no plans to raise service fees, in order to ease the burden on Nairobi residents.
The new policy is meant to make fee-setting more transparent, fair, and based on actual costs — aiming to address past complaints about arbitrary charges and lack of clarity about how rates are determined.
