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𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Mombasa County Finance Bill, 2025 (Bill No. 3 of 2025) has been approved with amendments during a Special Sitting of the County Assembly, in line with Standing Order 26(3) of the Mombasa County Assembly Standing Orders. The legislation introduces new fees, charges, levies, and penalties, and will take effect from January 1 to December 31, 2026, upon publication in the Kenya Gazette.
Among the amendments, dumping charges for private vehicles will now be calculated per tonne per trip rather than per trip, strengthening environmental pollution control measures. In the transport and infrastructure sector, new charges have been introduced for port users: importers will pay KES 513 or USD 4 per Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), exporters and empty containers KES 262 or USD 2 per TEU, while imported vehicles will attract a fee of USD 5 each.
Traffic offences such as obstruction, double parking, and illegal parking will now carry a fine of KES 5,000. Road cutting fees have also been expanded to include an application fee of KES 10,000, a supervision fee pegged at five percent of the total value of works, an inspection fee of KES 15,000, and a completion certificate fee of KES 20,000.
In trade and investment, offloading charges for imported grain will be scaled by tonnage, ranging from USD 0.6 per tonne for consignments between 0–2,000 tonnes to USD 0.2 per tonne for consignments above 8,000 tonnes. Scrap materials such as cullet, feldspar, and waste oil will now attract a charge of KES 400 per pickup. Logistics operators will be required to pay new single business permit fees, including USD 10 per TEU, USD 5 per imported motor vehicle, and USD 0.3 per metric tonne for non-containerized goods.
Charges for quarry products have been revised downwards to ease the burden on transporters. A Canter will now pay KES 325 down from KES 1,300, a 7-tonne lorry KES 700 down from KES 2,800, a 7–14 tonne lorry KES 1,000 down from KES 4,000, and lorries of 14 tonnes and above KES 2,000 down from KES 8,000.
Public health measures have also been reinforced through a new fumigation fee structure aligned with business permit values. Institutions and schools will pay KES 100 per square metre for fumigation, while factories, supermarkets, and godowns will be charged KES 150 per square metre.
Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Budget and Appropriations, Hon. Kibwana Swaleh, emphasized that the amendments are designed to enhance revenue collection, improve service delivery, and align county charges with prevailing economic realities.
