The struggle of acquiring several licences in Nairobi covering health, fire and advertising will come to an end in 2024 after Governor Johnson Sakaja unveiled a new regime.
Sakaja announced the County Government was rolling out a Unified Business Permit (UBP) effective January 1, 2024.
“The UBP combines the business, fire, food, health, and advertising licenses into one and will be available on the Nairobi City County Government’s Nairobi Pay Revenue service online portal,” the Governor stated.
He explained that the activation of the UBP system, effective January 1, will enhance public service delivery by conveniently allowing Nairobi entrepreneurs to pay for their licenses online and receive an electronic unified business permit.
Sakaja further added that the UBP activation was part of a deliberate effort to improve the ease of doing business parameters in Nairobi.
Additionally, he noted that the issuance of multiple business permits had long been used as a loophole by corrupt county officials to steal public resources.
With the new advanced system, Sakaja envisions growing the county’s Own Source Revenue to Ksh20 billion per year.
