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Below is an overview of Mombasa County’s advertising rates.
*All rates are current and in Kenyan Shillings
Signboards Fixed on Wall/Canopy Face or Hanging under Canopy
| Description | Size and Charge | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sq. m or less | 3 sq. m or less | 9 sq. m or less | 12 sq. m or less | |
| Application fee | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Illuminated | 10,000 | 23,000 | 47,000 | 59,000 |
| Non-illuminated | 6,000 | 19,000 | 43,000 | 55,000 |
| Additional area per sq. m or part thereof – 4,000 |
Signs Sitting Above Canopy
- Illuminated 1 sq. m or less – 10,000
- Non-illuminated 1 sq. m or less – 4,000
- Additional sq. m or part thereof – 4,000
Directional Signs
- Directional sign; 2 * 4ft per annum (not on road reserves) – 40,000
- Directional sign; 4 *6ft max (excluding resident signs and not on road reserves) – 60,000
- Directional sign; 8 *4ft max (not on road reserves) – 80,000
- On road reserve 4x 8ft (excluding resident signs) – 100,000
- 2 x 6ft per annum – 80,000
- 2 x 4ft per annum – 60,000
Charges for Dimensional Signs in Feet
Application fees for;
- Laminated – 2,000
- Non-illuminated – 1,000
- 6*2 feet one-sided – 2,625
- 4*2 feet one-sided – 2,625
Directional Signs
| Type of Dimensional Sign | Size and Charge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2ft by 2ft | 3ft by 2ft | 4ft by 2ft | |
| Both sided illuminated | 5,750 | 6,250 | 7,250 |
| Both sided non-illuminated | 4,750 | 5,250 | 6,250 |
| One-sided illuminated | 3,875 | 4,125 | 4,625 |
| One-sided Non–illuminated | 2,875 | 3,125 | 3,625 |
Sky Signs above Canopy and over Properties
- Application fee – 2,000
- Annual Fee – 200,000
Wall Wrap
- Application – 2,000
- Annual fee – 200,000
Letters Adverts Signage
- Each letter per annum – 1,500
Banners
- Roll up stand/Banner on a promotional tent or across the vehicle, 2000 per day per banner – 40,000 annually
Hand Bills
- First 500 handbills – 40,000
- For every additional handbill above 500 – 40
Mobile Advertisement
- Advertisement by loudspeakers per day – 30,000
- Promotion with tent – 15,000
Vehicle Branding
- Advertisement per car for sale – 6,000
- Car dealers per vehicle – 1,500
- Vehicle branding per car per year – 15,000
- Vehicle branding 10 cars per year – 150,000
- Vehicle branding 15 cars per year – 225,000
- Vehicle branding 20 cars per year – 300,000
- Vehicle branding 25 cars per year – 375,000
- Roadshow per truck per day – 30,000
- Sandwich man/dancers advertisement per day per person – 2,000
- Sandwich man/dancers advertisement per day 2 people – 9,000
- Sandwich man/dancers advertisement per day 5 people – 22,500
- Sandwich man/dancers advertisement per day 10 people – 45,000
- Advertisement per car for sale: Privately owned cars per vehicle – 1,500
Clock Advertisement
- Application fee/renewal – 5,000
- Four-sided clock per year – 40,000
- Three-sided clock per year – 30,000
- Two-sided clock per year – 20,000
- City clock 4 face – 100,000
Street Name/Suburban Signs
- Application fee/renewal – 5,000
- Not above 8 x 4 ft. – 80,000
Billboards
- Billboards development fee (once per site) – 80,000
- Application fee per annum – 2,000
- Annual ground rent per site on private property – 100,000
- Annual ground rent per site on road reserve – 180,000
- Annual ground rent per site on road reserve – 600,000
- Billboard 10 by 12 double-sided renewal – 500,000
- Billboard 10 by 12 one-sided new application – 300,000
- Billboard above 10 by 12 – 700,000
- Bill board 10 by 12 one-sided renewal – 300,000
Gantry
- Gantry development fees – 75,000
- Gantry application fees – 2,000
- Gantry renewal one-sided – 200,000
- Gantry renewal two-sided – 400,000
- Gantry for every square meter – 10,000
Bus Shelter
- Application fee – 2,000
- Annual fee – 150,000
- Decorative canopy extensions per year – 50,000
- Fun fair per day – 15,000
- Digital graphic per year – 50,000
- Window stickers per annum – 55,000
- Car wash – 10,000
- Adopt a lamp post and advertising, 5,000 per annum per lighting pole (Not less than 10 poles) – 50,000
Land Scape Schemes
- Fees for plots below 0.4 ha – 4,000
- Fees for plots above 0.4 ha up to 1.0 ha – 1,200
- Fees for plots above 1.0 ha – 6,000
Other Advertisement
- Funfair/promotional activities or sales per day – 10,500
- Airborne adverts, i.e. airplane, balloon, etc. fees per fortnight – 20,000
- Display of flags advertising product per fortnight on premises – 21,000
- Umbrella per day per piece for promotion – 1,500
- Branded containers/caravan per annum – 50,000
- Teardrops banners per day – 2,000
- Other wash lines per piece per day – 150
- Hoarding /scaffolding per 2 months – 100,000
- Window sticker per shop per annum – 60,000
Lamp Post Advertisement
- Application fee – 2,000
- Annual fee per post – 40,000
Advertisement on Canvas
- Application fee – 2,000
- Charge per sq. m per year (branded) – 2,500
- Non-branded canvas on public walk-out – 3,000
- Change of user board and construction boards fees per annum – 50,000
Occasional Adverts
- Application fee out – 2,000
- Charge on occasional advert per fortnight – 24,000
Branded Sales Outlets
- Ice cream cab per year – 9,000
- Ticket booth/lottery kiosk – 7,000
- Coca-cola / mineral drinks kiosk – 15,000
- Push/wheeled trolley – 7,000
- Telephone kiosk – 7,000
- Erection of fence /Makuti for outdoor preaching (per month) – 20,000
Try-Cycle Advert
- Ice cream /sausage/eggs/chips/crisps cab per year – 9,000
- Push /wheeled trolley – 7,000
- Tuktuk Branding – 7,500
- Motorbike Branded – 7,500
Booth Advertisement
- Ticket booth /lottery kiosk – 7,000
Kiosk Advertisement
- Coca-cola /mineral/drinks/Airtel/Safaricom kiosk – 15,000
Multiple Motion Advert/LCD Screen
- Application fee – 2,000
- Multiple motion advert screen first 1.0 sq. m per annum – 50,000
- For every additional sq. m – 6,000
- Film video shooting within Mombasa County jurisdiction and Historical sites per day – 7,500
- Advertisement on a mall/shopping barrier per day – 5,000
- Storage charges – 1,000
Petrol Station
- Petrol station branding per year – 120,000
- Soda bottle (Air floats/Cigarettes pole/Oil) – 60,000
- Street lighting pole – 75,000
- Street name pole (two faces) – 95,000
Stadium Advertising Exclusive Rights
- Class A – 1,000,000
- Class B – 200,000
- County grounds – 20,000
Advertising Penalties
- Illegal signs removal charges – 3,500
- Illegal signs storage charges per day – 1,500
- Illegal barriers removal charges per instance – 3,500
- Illegal barriers storage charges per day – 3,500
- Illegal gates removal charges per instance – 11,000
- Fees for removal of posters by county government per company brand – 100,000
- Each removal of unwanted advertisement signage – 50,000
- Removal of billboards – 100,000
- Removal of illegal barriers – 50,000
You can also look at Kiambu County advertising rates
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