Small-scale traders in Kiambu County have been handed some financial reprieve after the county government considerably slashed business license fees amid harsh economic times.
Following Governor Kimani Wamatangi's intervention, small-scale traders in Kiambu County will only have to apply for a single business permit, which will cater to several license fees.
This move, according to Susan Gatwiri, the County Executive Committee Member for Trade and Industry, is set to greatly reduce license fees for traders, who would otherwise have to seek several different licenses which ultimately cost more. "With the current Finance Act, there are some changes that have been done.
We call it a unified business permit," Gatwiri explained.
