Kenyans have expressed their concerns after government submitted a proposal to have owners of the temporary roadside structures in Kenyan cities to pay a minimum of Ksh. 3000 daily to own them.
The proposal will also allow the government to lease road reserve spaces and ensure kenyans pay a one-off fee of Sh50,000 to be allowed to direct storm water into public road drainages.
If approved, a temporary settlement of up to six months will attract Sh100 for every square metre per day for the roadside structures with a minimum of Sh3,000 if the road is within cities. Charges outside cities will be Sh50 per square metre daily subject to a minimum of Sh1,000
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Short-term leasing of road reserve space for between six months to four years will require Sh55,000 in application, processing and administrative fees, followed by the annual rent of 15 percent of the unimproved site value and five percent annual rent escalation rate.
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is also proposing to start charging a Sh50,000 one-time fee for people seeking to construct access roads to their private premises. This is in addition to Sh5,000 application fees. Those seeking to construct access roads or lanes to their petrol stations will pay Sh200,000 as a one-off fee.
KeNHA is also proposing a Sh5,000 application fee for those seeking to erect any structure on a road reserve. Entities will pay Sh2,000 and Sh18,000 per square metre for non-digital and digital commercial billboards respectively.
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There will be a Sh10,000 annual fee for approval to install water and sewerage pipes on road reserves. A similar amount will be paid to install underground power, telephone or fibre optic cables or any other structure on the road reserve. Erecting a communications mast on a road reserve will attract an annual Sh100,000 fee.