How to Pay Parking in Nairobi,Nairobi Parking Rates
How to Pay Parking in Nairobi
Parking in Nairobi can be a bit of a challenge. There are a few options, but they all have their own set of rules. The parking ticket must be displayed on the front windscreen. Non displays will mean non-payment of the same.
Below is a guide on how to pay parking in Nairobi
How to Pay Parking in Nairobi via USSD
You can pay for parking in Nairobi via the USSD code *235# by following the steps below
- First, on your phone dial pad, dial *235#
- Secondly, select option 1 from the list of e-payments options given
- Then choose no. 1 for daily parking
- In the next step, insert your vehicle number plate number
- Then now select location
- Choose the category of your vehicle: either it’s a commercial vehicle or private vehicle
- Key enter 1 to continue with the payment process
- Enter the amount you are paying then your M-Pesa pin to compete the payment process
- You will receive a confirming message within a short while to confirm the payments that you have done and the balance that has remained in your M-pesa
How to Pay for Parking in Nairobi Online
If you are not able to pay to pay for parking through the short USSD code, then do not worry, here is how you can pay for the same parking via online all you need to have is a smartphone or a mobile that has stable internet connectivity.
- Turn on your internet data connection or if you are using WIFI make sure that it is on and connected
- Visit your phones browser, opera-mini or may be google chrome
- Search for Nairobi County Portal and click on self service
- Click continue or you can as well create your own account with the Nairobi County government and make sure that you have the following details, full names, mobile number, email address and generate your own password
- Then the next step click parking and select the kind of parking you would wish: daily parking, seasonal, penalty, off street or may be printing a receipt
- Then now provide the location details, the number plate of your vehicle too, mobile number and the type of your vehicle; private or commercial.
- The payment fee will pop up on the screen, confirm and then proceed on with the payment
- Enter your mobile pin and wait for a confirmation message to confirm that the above transaction has been successful.
Nairobi County Daily Parking rates
- Zone 1 Rates (Ksh 400)
These Areas are as follows
- City Centre and
- along Kijabe Street
- Zone 2 Rates (Ksh 300)
The areas are as follows
- Westlands,
- Upper Hill,
- Ngara,
- Highridge,
- Industrial area,
- Gigiri, Kilimani,
- Yaya centre,
- Milimani,
- Hurlingham,
- Lavington,
- Karen and
- Eastleigh
- Zone IV Rates (Ksh 100)
The areas are as follows
- areas bordering other metropolitan counties
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Rules and regulations for parking in Nairobi City
- Do not place a sign or reserve a parking lot without permission from the Nairobi city government
- Do not park in a designated parking space without paying fees for that
- Do not park in the pavements or in the council gardens
- Do not direct or instruct a driver to park without permission
- Do not use a parking space for advertisement
- Do not interfere with markings or writings in the parking ticket
- Make sure you do not damage a vehicle clamp or may be remove it
- Obstructing an officer in these laws is an offense
- Knocking down an electricity pole is an offence and it will lead the owner to pay for the erection of another pole
- The Nairobi council will not be responsible for any broken clamp
- Always park your vehicle in the designated parking lot
- You require a commercial permit to charge for private parking
- All parking attendants should always be on parking uniform
- Paid tickets should be placed on the windscreen of the vehicle else it will mean that the payment has done been done
- Failing to pay for parking fee will lead to your vehicle get clamped
