Nairobi, March 9 -- Safaricom has inked a two-year deal with City Hall to offer a payment platform for Nairobi County services in a move set to lower pilferages in collecting taxes and levies.

The telco says it will develop the 'My Nairobi App' for City Hall for free, allowing residents and businesses to pay parking fees, business permits, rents and food and health certificates digitally.

Nairobi has for years grappled with weak revenue collection systems and corrupt officials who continue to deny the county millions of shillings in daily revenue, undermining efforts to boost own-source revenue.

"We are delighted to partner with Nairobi City County to develop the 'My Nairobi App' and to digitise their services and operations which will...