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Miraa traders protest harsh county cess charges

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Last updated: January 30, 2023 9:44 am
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Khat (miraa) and muguka traders have protested plans by Mombasa county government to double cess charges on the two stimulants.

The Miraa traders are now seeking the intervention of Meru and Embu governors Kawira Mwangaza and Cecily Mbarire, as well as Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi and Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi.

According to the traders, Mombasa County, through a proposed Finance Bill of 2022/2023, will increase the cess charged on Miraa from a flat rate of Sh45,000 per vehicle to up to Sh80,000.

In the new cess schedule, the county intends to charge Sh80,000 for a lorry ferrying more than seven tonnes and Sh50,000 for a lorry weighing less than seven tonnes. A three-tonne lorry will pay Sh30,000, a pick-up Sh20,000 and a handcart Sh10,000.

Another Sh1,500 shall be charged on muguka per box and Sh1,200 per sack of miraa if the bill is passed by the county assembly.

Khat (miraa) and muguka traders have protested plans by Mombasa county government to double cess charges on the two stimulants.

“It is public knowledge that muguka and miraa traders have been victims of harassment and punitive taxes by Mombasa County since 2018. The taxes increase by more than 150 percent every year. This is despite the county government imposing levies on offloading, transportation and trading,” Mwobobia states.

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He said khat is overcharged by more than 100 percent when compared to other agricultural products. Mwobobia warned hefty cess would kill many businesses not only in Mombasa but also Embu and Meru.

He noted governor Abdulswamad Nassir had the courtesy to call traders for a meeting but none of their proposals were factored in the Finance Bill.

He said when the traders tried to reach out to the governor in December, he referred them to the County Assembly yet the Bill originated from the Executive.

Muguka Association secretary-general Ian Mwobobia termed the increase exorbitant.
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