The Standard (Kenya)
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Tone-deaf: Ruto sneaks back tax measures Gen Z protested in 2024
Finance Bill 2026 shifts numerous VAT zero-rated items to exempt status, a move that will increase the cost of essential goods and services.
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Finance Bill 2026 shifts numerous VAT zero-rated items to exempt status, a move that will increase the cost of essential goods and services.
New TIFA findings show taxation is the government's poorest-rated sector, with rising living costs, healthcare challenges and insecurity fueling widespread public dissatisfaction.
Rising taxes, high living costs and unemployment continue to weigh on households, with Mount Kenya recording the highest levels of pessimism in the latest nationwide survey.
USTR targets 60 economies for failing to enforce prohibitions on forced labour goods, proposing tariffs to protect American workers from unfair competition.
The DCI claims the publication outlined a plan calling for sustained street demonstrations throughout June 2026, targeted arson attacks on specified public and private properties, tax boycotts, and the formation of a parallel transitional administration.
A former KRA manager was awarded KSh 3 million for unfair dismissal, after court finding the tax authority ignored evidence and fired him wrongly.
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi was forced to withdraw the 5pc proposal following blacklash from sections of traders and consumers who fear it could drive up the cost of second-hand clothing, which remains the main source of affordable apparel for millions of Kenyans.
Finance Bill 2026 sparks debate as push to realise additional taxes faces backlash over mobile phone tax, digital payments and rising cost of living pressures.
Tax consultant Agnes Gitau critiques Finance Bill 2026's excise duty hike on mobile phones, warning it may deepen digital inequality and burden low-income Kenyans.
President Ruto said the government is preparing to take the proposal to Parliament as part of broader interventions to cushion vulnerable households from economic hardship.
The forum, organised through the universityโs Centre of Excellence in Tax Education focused on strengthening public understanding of Kenyaโs fiscal priorities.