Mombasa County assembly speaker Aharub Khatri has recalled members of the county assembly for a special sitting on Monday, 16th January 2022.

According to a special gazette notice the sitting expected to start at 11am is for the MCAs to consider and approve the Mombasa county finance bill 2022.

"Pursuant to standing order 26(1-4) of the Mombasa county Assembly standing orders, it is notified for the information of members of county assembly of Mombasa and the general public that I have appointed Monday, 16th January 2023 to be a day for a special sitting at the County assembly chambers, Mombasa county assembly buildings, Mombasa at 11am for the purpose of considering and approving the Mombasa County finance bill 2022" reads the gazette notice signed by speaker Khatri.

The assembly went on recess on December 7, 2022 and was to resume on February 6, 2022.

On Friday 16, 2022 the assembly convened for another special sitting to adopt the finance bill.

In a recent joint media interview, Mombasa governor Abdulswamad Nassir said the finance bill will among other things ease the burden of traders in doing business by reducing licenses.

"We want to reduce corruption by ensuring that we provide an opportunity for all traders to pay tax levies without being victimised, we have synchronised everything to ensure a systemic payment of levies," said Nassir.

The county conducted public hearing for the finance bill from Tuesday 3rd January 2023 to Thursday 5th January 2023, in all the 6 sub counties.