CS Kuria proposes fees on all huduma services

You will now be forced to pay for government services across all Huduma Centers if the plans by the State Department of Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management is realized.

Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has asserted that the move will enable the 52 Huduma Centers across the country to generate revenue and ease the pressure on the exchequer.

Some of the services enjoyed by Kenyans at the Huduma centers include renewal of drivers’ licenses, duplicate national identity cards, registration and claims of the National Social Security Fund, National Health Insurance Fund , registrations ,Application and Repayments of student HELB Loan, Registration of Welfare Groups, issuance of police abstracts, single business permit and stamp duty assessment among others.

“You have been enjoying these services without paying, there is no more free lunch. You have to pay for it, we will introduce fee for service for government service and private service to support our e-commerce because Huduma Centre will be backbone for e-commerce,” said Kuria during the official takeover of the State Department of Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management

Kuria revealed government plans to widen the scope of service delivery through business partnership with the different private sectors.

The Cabinet Secretary mentioned that this will be among his first undertaking after having a consultation with the consumer department within the government including the immigration department

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