Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has ordered the immediate withdrawal of cess payment for miraa transporters to Mombasa County.
Joho made the declaration while speaking during a campaign trail with the Orange Democratic Movement party Raila Odinga in Maua, Meru County.
" I have heard what Raila Odinga has said and promised once elected President. Baba( Mr Odinga) has promised to open a market for miraa in Somalia, Somaliland, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Due to your warm welcome, from today, we will not charge cess for miraa heading to Mombasa county," Mr Joho said.
According to the Mombasa County draft finance bill 2020-2021 ,the county charges a fee of Sh 1000 for both a sack of miraa and a box of mugoka offloaded in any part of the county whereas a truck transporting miraa to Mombasa pays about Ksh 45,000 at Miritini cess barriers.
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