The county government of Nairobi is considering withdrawing critical services to parts of the city in its attempt to push landlords to settle their land rates, an official has said.
At the same time, the government is considering forcing tenants to start paying their rent directly to City Hall, as the county's way of recovering land rate arrears owed by landlords, according to Charles Kerich, the County Executive for Finance and Planning.
That's not all, as the county has hinted at repossessing prime buildings and land that owe the county, empowered by the National Rating Act 2024.
Kerich said the county government has been pushed to the point that it has no option but to begin taking radical measures to raise revenue collections.
