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Why Raila wants Finance Bill 2024 withdrawn
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 07, 2024

"As if this is not bad enough, the Finance Bill 2024 proposes even more and higher taxes."

Rights groups petition speakers Wetangula and Kingi over Finance Bill 2024
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 07, 2024

The group is also dissatisfied with President William Ruto's directive ordering individuals residing on riparian reserves to be evacuated.

Egyptians struggle with first bread subsidy cut in decades
Reuters  |  Jun 05, 2024

The impact of the price increase will be felt by millions because the subsidised loaves are a staple for much of the population of about 106 million.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee seeks oral, written views ahead of public hearing
Vincent Ombati  |  Jun 04, 2024

National Assembly Clerk Samuel Njoroge said on Tuesday that the public hearing will be held on June 10 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre...

Manufacturers warn of 25% tax that may cause bread to rise to Sh80
Hanifa Adan  |  May 20, 2024

The association fears that the tax could decimate these livelihoods and destabilise the manufacturing industry at large.

OPINION: Mr President, please be considerate and fair as you move to levy new taxes
Mohamed Ahmed  |  May 18, 2024

Even though Ruto thinks that he is doing the right thing, while not making a popular decision, there is a need for his government to reconsider some o...

Finance Bill: Kenyans question public participation process
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2024

Most of them argued that even though public participation is required in the Constitution, the process merely appears symbolic, lacking substantive im...

Highlights of Finance Bill 2024: Bread and credit cards to cost more
Barack Oduor  |  May 11, 2024

In the new changes targeting bread, a 400g loaf of bread could see a price hike of at least Sh10, raising the average cost from approximately Sh65 to...

Unease as Treasury mulls milk, bread tax to raise revenue
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 14, 2024

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u argues for a more equitable sharing of tax responsibilities among citizens.

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