Excise Duty Stories

Treasury reports Sh16.9 billion in excise duty waivers amid push for local manufacturing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 28, 2025

The Tax Expenditure Report 2024 highlights that the bulk of the increase was driven by import excise duty, which almost tripled to Sh6.2 billion from...

New certificate of origin rule faces doubts over import undervaluation controls
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 14, 2025

Introduced through the Finance Act 2025, the directive redefines the term certificate of origin as an official document issued by a competent authorit...

New law lets KRA pursue digital, rental and employment taxes from non-residents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

The new provisions empower KRA to pursue taxes from persons who are not based in Kenya but earn income subject to taxation under Kenyan law, including...

Finance Bill 2025: Food prices to drop as new taxes target health, farming and green energy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 02, 2025

This duty, introduced in the 2023 Finance Act, had pushed up the prices of these items and created friction with key trade partners like Uganda, Tanza...

President Ruto assents to bill removing excise duty on imported transformers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 17, 2025

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) will also be able to procure more transformers within its existing budget, thereby ensuring a consistent p...

How govt's failure to consult caused unintended 25pc tax burden on power consumers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

The imposition of the excise duty has resulted in a significant increase in the cost of transformers, further raising the price of power and its conne...

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