According to Makueni Finance Executive, Damaris Kavoi, some of the new taxes proposed by the county government included Sh30,000 for evacuating flammable substances using standby fire engines, Sh3,000 per day for taking wedding photographs at Makongo Viewpoint, Sh1,000 per trip for dung weighing up to 5 tonnes, and Sh100 per trip for donkeys used for commercial purposes.
Youthful protesters set up tents in Wote Town on Tuesday and Thursday last week and heckled Mr. Kilonzo Jnr over the plan to increase taxes.
Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior has backtracked on his plan to increase taxes.
He has withdrawn the county's Finance Bill, 2024, to avert the wrath of residents, who had cried foul over the proposed tax hike.
