In a bid to ensure compliance and tapping in development revenue, officers from Mombasa County government have began a Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) programme across the County.
The 90-day activity being spearheaded by the Department of Finance and Economic Planning, has drawn officers from different sectors and departments that generate revenue.
The departments include Trade, Tourism and Investment, Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works, Lands, Planning and Housing, Health, Agriculture together with the Sub-county Administration and the County Inspectorate unit.
The process which started Friday, March 23, includes vigorous inspections of revenue streams to verify tax payments, checking of Public Service Vehicles stickers, car branding among other things to ensure compliance.
Those found operating without permits or in contrary to the set laws were urged to comply to avoid arrests. Mombasa is one of the progressive counties when it comes to revenue collection for the past few years.
Moving forward the teams will also verify single business permits, land rates, market stall rents, advertisements among other streams.
Nationally, the country is experiencing a serious liquidity crunch and Mombasa is targeting to raise local revenue to ensure services continue to be financed.