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Project Mawingu: How Kenya Airways’ global dream crashed into debt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 01, 2025

Kilavuka traced the airline’s financial collapse to a series of external shocks that hit shortly after Project Mawingu began.

Kenya nets Sh2.3 billion from international digital service providers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 27, 2025

The bulk of the revenue came from the earlier Digital Service Tax (DST), which was introduced in June 2020 at 1.5 per cent of gross turnover before be...

Publishers plead with State to remove 16 per cent VAT on books
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 26, 2025

KPA Chair Kiarie Kamau linked the tax removal to supporting lifelong learning goals aligned with Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the Competency-Based Curricul...

Majority of Kenyans blame government taxes, policies for high cost of living as SHA woes mount - survey
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 25, 2025

The survey showed that 14 per cent of Kenyans cited corruption, while six per cent blamed lack of employment opportunities and two per cent pointed to...

No new levies in 2026 budget as Treasury focuses on improving revenue efficiency
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 25, 2025

Revenue for the coming financial year is projected at Sh3.58 trillion, while planned expenditure is Sh4.64 trillion, leaving a Sh1 trillion budget gap...

KRA misses income tax target by Sh32.1 billion after double tax reforms on housing, SHA levies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 24, 2025

The National Treasury’s draft 2025 Budget Review and Outlook Paper (BROP) indicates that KRA collected Sh1.093 trillion in income tax against a target...

Treasury slashes revenue targets, signals higher borrowing ahead
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 23, 2025

Tax collections alone were Sh76 billion short, with income tax contributing the largest deficit of Sh32.1 billion. Treasury also cited the withdrawal...

KRA seizes 21,600 smartphones worth Sh16 million in latest tax evasion crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2025

KRA said the consignment was intercepted following an intelligence report and had arrived on September 18, 2025, aboard a cargo plane.

Motor vehicle insurance tops fraud cases in Kenya - IRA report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 21, 2025

In the first half of 2025 alone, the Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit (IFIU) received 85 reports of fraudulent claims, 45 of which involved motor in...

Kenya loses over Sh250 billion annually to illicit trade and counterfeits - report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

The study points to businesses increasingly being involved in these illegal activities, while corruption, fake goods, and trade misinvoicing remain th...

Kenya losing over Sh79 billion annually to undervalued imports, says NTA
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 18, 2025

Kenya was grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2024 for inadequacies in its money laundering/countering financing of terr...

Mounting violence in South Africa's Cape Town prompts closure of taxi routes
XINHUA  |  Sep 17, 2025

Cape Town has seen a surge in gun violence and gang-related killings in recent weeks, prompting warnings from civil society that the Western Cape Prov...

Study finds Bolt’s top 50 drivers earn over Sh200,000 monthly
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

Bolt said drivers who maintain excellent ratings, accept trips promptly, and complete a large number of rides are the ones seeing the highest earnings...

The impact of the recent Finance Bill on different sectors
Eastleigh Voice Team  |  Sep 11, 2025

A TIFA survey shows that 82 per cent of citizens cite rising prices of basic goods and services such as food, transport, and utilities as the biggest...

Stakeholders decry gaps in cancer care under Social Health Insurance
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 06, 2025

Despite the SHA Act’s promise to guarantee affordable healthcare for all, especially those grappling with chronic and critical illnesses like cancer,...

Court upholds lawyer’s Sh498 million fees in tax case against Nairobi County
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 05, 2025

The dispute stemmed from legal services rendered in Nairobi RMCC No. 2 of 2003, where the advocate was initially instructed by the then City Council o...

How illegal financial flows stifle Africa's growth
DW News  |  Sep 08, 2025

The African Union has warned the continent loses billions in illicit financial flows each year. Analysts say stopping tax evasion and corruption is ju...

Babu Owino says Kenya Moja’s 70 MPs ready to challenge government in Parliament
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 05, 2025

Owino described Kenya Moja as a platform where like-minded MPs can exercise oversight over the government.

Illegal financial flows drain African economies: How tax havens fuel corruption
DW News  |  Sep 04, 2025

The African Union has warned the continent loses billions in illicit financial flows each year. Analysts say stopping tax evasion and corruption is ju...

Kenyan manufacturer sues Tanzania at East Africa Court of Justice over "discriminatory" tax
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 04, 2025

Match Masters Limited, filed the case arguing that the excise duty introduced by Tanzania violates the EAC Treaty and amounts to protectionism.

Rwanda set to launch Africa’s first self-flying taxi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

The initiative is powered by EHang, a global leader in urban air mobility technology, which has joined forces with CRBC to expand its international fo...

From fires to missing children: How Eastleigh’s communal spirit responds to crisis
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 02, 2025

Eastleigh’s communal spirit is rooted in Islam, whose teachings emphasise shared responsibility and the belief that each neighbour’s well-being is a c...

Resign if you can’t adapt: Ruto warns state officials opposing e-procurement
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

Ruto stressed that corruption and inefficiencies under the old system must end, and that officials who fail to embrace e-procurement have no place in...

Tanzania introduces new passenger tax for international travellers flying to and from the country
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 23, 2025

Authorities maintain that the VI Tax will help Tanzania modernise its immigration controls and improve the passenger experience.

MPs probe KEBS's controversial vehicle inspection tender
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

The inquiry comes after traders raised alarm over a KEBS directive requiring importers of used vehicles to pay an additional Sh12,000 for validation d...

China flagged as key source of tobacco imports as Kenya imposes ban to curb youth addiction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

CS Duale noted that the ban is a critical measure by the Ministry of Health to reduce the availability and attractiveness of tobacco products in Kenya...

MPs push to review controversial tax exemption granted to Kenyatta and Moi estates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 30, 2025

The petition, filed by public interest advocate John Wangai, targets Section 7(3) of the Estate Duty Act (Cap 483), which explicitly states that inher...

Terrorism or protest? What Kenyan law says about anti-government demos and charges
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 23, 2025

Under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, terrorism is defined as any act that causes serious harm or endangers life, property, or public safety, and is...

High Court declines to hear petition on Treasury tax exemptions, says Supreme Court has jurisdiction
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2025

Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that although the petition raised significant concerns regarding public finance and executive power, his court lacked juris...

Tax relief boost as KRA slashes fringe benefits rate for workers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Fringe benefits tax applies to employees, directors, or their relatives who receive welfare perks such as low-interest loans from their employers. The...

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