Finance Bill 2025 Stories
According to the Treasury, the move is aimed at tightening tax compliance and ensuring that foreign firms contributing to large public contracts also...
Firms will only be able to deduct 50 per cent of the amount in the first year, with the remaining 50 per cent claimed in two equal instalments of 25 p...
The proposed changes, if passed into law, would increase the period for refund ascertainment from the current 90 to 120 days, along with an extension...
Ideally, if the bill sails through to become law, it means employees who receive per diem payments for travel, accommodation, or other work-related ex...
Local human rights organisations submitted that, despite the largely peaceful nature of the protests, there were credible allegations of excessive and...
If approved, the revised levy rate is expected to ease pressure on developers, lower overall construction costs, and stimulate investment in both priv...
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...
The proposed tax changes, if approved, could raise the cost of building affordable homes and slow down the delivery of housing units.
The move comes barely a year after similar proposals in the Finance Bill, 2024 were dropped following fierce resistance from the public and civil righ...
If passed, the amendment means consumers of online radio and television will face higher subscription costs as service providers adjust prices to refl...
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula confirmed its receipt along with the 2025/26 Budget Estimates, which include key revenue-raising measures f...
The decision to change the law was driven by lessons learned from the 2023 El Nino rains, which exposed serious weaknesses in emergency preparedness a...
The Bill proposes amendments to the Income Tax Act, VAT Act, Excise Duty Act, and the Tax Procedures Act aimed at addressing delays in revenue collect...
Attendees have been urged to dress warmly and carry shukas, as the screening will run late into the night.
The renewed demands follow the release of a BBC documentary, which identifies individuals allegedly involved in the deaths of three unarmed protesters...
The Authority's probe delved into several incidents in June 2024 across the country during mass protests against the Finance Bill, 2024, which saw cla...
Critics point out the paradox of government seeking external assistance for a constitutionally mandated civic process while domestic resources are oft...
One of the findings was that one shooter had a unique dress code, unlike the plainclothes police officers at the scene, raising doubts about whether h...
The government’s proposed Sh4.2 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, approved by the Cabinet in February 2025, includes Sh3.09 trillion for...
The CS said the law provided that in the event that KDF is deployed to restore peace in areas affected by unrest, under article 241, the chief of the...
He explained that the government’s decision to call in the military to quell the protests was a grave mistake that could have resulted in soldiers ass...
The supplementary budget, tabled in the National Assembly, increases Kenya's total budget for the financial year ending June to Sh3.56 trillion from S...
With revenue collection falling short of expectations, Treasury's decision to review its budget projections for the 2025-2026 fiscal year reflects the...
In addition to the insurance tax, the congestion levy is expected to target major urban areas such as Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Nakuru.
Mbadi said the meetings are part of the government’s effort to reconnect with ordinary citizens and seek their views on what should or should not be i...
The amendment, introduced by Uasin Gishu Woman Representative Gladys Boss Shollei, seeks to modify Section 25(7) of the PFM Act.
The dramatic increase in wages raised total recurrent expenditure from Sh263.62 million to Sh425.87 million.
According to OCCRP, Ruto received the most public nominations in the organisation's history.
In the subsequent demonstrations, Eastleigh’s business community continued to focus on recovery, hoping for stability in the months ahead.
While the Finance Bill may have served as the immediate trigger, the protests were, in reality, a response to a much deeper frustration with Kenya’s g...
