Nairobi City County has activated the electronic Unified Business Permit (UBP), eliminating the issuance of multiple licenses as part of an ease-of-doing business reform initiative.
The UBP, which has been in the development and pilot stages in recent months and was one of the key commitments made by Governor Sakaja Johnson in his manifesto, combines the business, fire, food, health, and advertising licenses into one. It will be available on the Nairobi City sCounty Government’s NairobiPay Revenue service online portal.
The governor noted that the activation of the UBP system, effective January 1, 2024, will enhance public service delivery by conveniently allowing entrepreneurs in Nairobi to pay for licenses online, and receive an electronic unified business permit.
“I am glad that the UBP has now been activated as part of a deliberate effort to improve the ease of doing business parameters in this city. This electronic solution eliminates the issuance of multiple business permits in various service points, which has also been a key revenue leakage risk,” Johnson said.
He added that the move will boost the Nairobi City County Government’s Own Source Revenues (OSR) performance, which is expected to grow and facilitate the collection of Sh 20 billion by sealing revenue leakage points.
“With the activation of the UBP issuance on the NairobiPay Portal, the county government is now on course to generate and reach its target of Sh20 billion in Own Source Revenues to fund development projects in the city,” Governor Sakaja said.
