Finance Bill 2025 Stories
The bill now awaits President William Ruto’s signature to become law. Once enacted, the Finance Act 2025 will guide tax policies and revenue collectio...
Opposition leaders have insisted that June 25 be recognised as a symbolic public holiday to honour protesters who were killed.
During a sitting on Monday, June 16, Mandera Senator Ali Roba had proposed a compromise figure of Sh435 billion, highlighting the importance of matchi...
The National Assembly’s Finance and Planning Committee has rejected the proposal to shift seven essential items from zero-rated to VAT-exempt, arguing...
The Kenyan government, a sitting member of the UN Human Rights Council, now finds itself under fresh scrutiny.
The amendment had recommended new tax bands of 10 per cent, 17.5 per cent, 25 per cent, 27.5 per cent, and 30 per cent, with the Treasury Cabinet Secr...
According to KRA, real-time access to financial data would boost tax compliance and curb evasion, given that only half of registered taxpayers curren...
The National Assembly had settled on Sh405.1 billion, but the Senate raised this by Sh60 billion to Sh465 billion, prompting a heated negotiation.
Gachagua described the plan as a calculated scheme to provoke bloodshed, urging parents and young people to avoid mass action and instead observe the...
CS Mbadi said the Finance Bill does not propose any VAT on essential goods, and insisted the rumours are being pushed by people with personal interest...
Shikuku recounted that he was patrolling the Central Business District (CBD) when he received a call from an inspector informing him that a young man...
“Some were armed, others were not. As OCS Kamukunji, I deployed about 60 officers to the area. None of them carried firearms—only tear gas and batons...
Detained at Pangani Police Station, she endured long, isolating nights in uncomfortable conditions, gaining a new appreciation for the hardships many...
Okoa Uchumi says several proposals in the Finance Bill 2025 place an unfair burden on ordinary citizens while protecting elite interests, risking grea...
Mbadi said the Treasury was also considering a reduction in corporate tax rates from 30 per cent to 28 per cent, but this too was shelved due to simil...
Senator Cheruiyot had said the continued VAT charge on transporting sugarcane to factories was unfair and called for equal treatment.
Njeri was arrested on May 30, 2025, after police linked her to a digital campaign that enabled Kenyans to oppose controversial tax proposals by sendin...
Milimani Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo directed that the matter be mentioned on June 20, 2025, when the court will determine whether Njeri wi...
Njeri created an online tool to help Kenyans oppose the proposed Finance Bill, 2025.
The House committee will begin county engagements in Busia and Migori today (Tuesday) before moving to Trans Nzoia and Nandi on Wednesday.
Njeri's detention has triggered a storm of online outrage and drawn support from rights defenders who accuse the government of targeting civic tech in...
Odinga acknowledged recent efforts toward national reconciliation, including public apologies made during the National Prayer Breakfast earlier in the...
Although the Bill does not propose a direct tax on fertiliser, the shift from zero-rated to tax-exempt means manufacturers will no longer be able to r...
Calling for a revival of national values, Maraga said he would stand with the youth during what has come to be known as Gen Z Revolution Month.
LSK claims that DCI officers denied her access to legal counsel and have continued to frustrate efforts by lawyers to secure her release on police bai...
According to the legislators, the levy would not only curb the rising intake of sugar but also help reduce the prevalence of lifestyle diseases such a...
Among the contested proposals is the reintroduction of a 16 per cent VAT on construction materials that were previously exempt or zero-rated.
RESA called on Parliament to urgently amend or suspend these measures, warning that their combined effect represents a policy shock to the property ma...
The proposed facelift budget for Kenya’s foreign missions totals nearly Sh2.35 billion, a move that signals a partial reinstatement of a scrapped allo...
