Nairobi Cat Tax Fears

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Kenyan feline lovers

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Me-ow! Kenyan feline lovers fret over cat-tax plan

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Nairobi City County wants all cats to be registered by their owners which some are moaning is a cat-astrophe’ It would require cat owners in the city to purchase an annual licence - costing 200 Kenyan shillings ($ 1.50 ) and proof that the animal has had a rabies vaccination.

Some Kenyans are also raising questions about how enforceable it is, given the high population of stray or feral cats.

In the meantime the bill has got many talking excitedly on the subject, even prompting one Nairobi resident to poetry. In his “ode to cats in Kenya ” on X, Innocent Ouko ends his verse with the words: “Seems like we're in a cat-ch 22 situation.” You may also be interested in: Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent..

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