While this upward shift in street parking fees supported KCCA in its revenue mobilization strategy by at large, it presented the case for the government’s ambition and casting the tax net even much wider. “The first hour is 1,000 the second hour is 1,000 so you are now at 2,000 the third hour is split into two slots of 30 minutes; so that’s 800 for the first 30 minutes and 800 for the next 30 minutes. So we are now at 3,600 and I hope your computers are working. And then we continue to the fourth hour; with the first 30 minutes of the fourth hour that is another 800. So we have increased from 3,600 to 4,400 and for the last 30 minutes of the four hours you pay another 800 and you are in 5,200.” Said, Jacob Byamukama – Ag. Deputy Director Roads.

However, projected parking fees for 2017/2018 were lower than last year’s estimate at 28 billion shillings of 24% of the estimated Road Tax Revenue of about 112 billion shillings. “Business is as usual to the client, the only difference is that the receipt you will get from KCCA shall bear the URA logo instead of a KCCA logo. Now, this shall go on at all our division offices that are Nakawa, Makindye, Rubaga, Kawempe, Central Division, and at our headquarters in the large tax office as well as all those partnering offices.” Said, Daniel Nuwabine – Director of Revenue, KCCA. KCCA had also revealed that it had 3,500-day time parking spaces mostly in the Central business district.