DP Ruto: There will be no friends in fight against corruption

By Ian Omondi,

Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday said the fight against theft of public resources will be thorough and relentless as the government seeks to...

Big four agenda , corruption , DP William Ruto , Open Government Partnership

EU extends Ksh.520B loans, grants to support Big Four Agenda

By Dennis Otieno,

The European Union (EU) has advanced Kenya Ksh.520 billion in loans and grants over the next five years. The funds, government says will be key in ...

EU , EU Ambassador to Kenya Stefano Dejak

KCSE exams kick off amid tight security

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Over 600,000 candidates on Monday began writing their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam countrywide, amid tight security to ensure ...

2018 KCSE exam , Amina Mohamed , Education CS , KCSE

Former PS Itemere, Lugari MP Savula to be charged over advertising scam

By Citizen Reporter,

The Director of Public Prosections (DPP) Noordin Haji has on Saturday October 27, 2018 directed the prosecution of Former PS Sammy Itemere, Lugari MP ...

Savula arrested over Ksh.122M gov’t advertising agency scam

By Rachel Ombaka,

Lugari MP Ayub Savula has been arrested after for attempting to defraud the government of Ksh.122million. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation...

Ayub Savula , Government Advertising Agency

World Bank criticises Kenya’s approach to cutting fiscal deficit

By Reuters,

The World Bank urged Kenya to cut spending on public sector wages and other recurring items to reduce its debt load, instead of slashing development s...

fiscal deficit , World Bank

CBK Governor to seek removal of cap on commercial lending rates

By Reuters,

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge has said he will keep engaging with lawmakers to seek a removal of a cap on commercial lending rates which are "stranglin...

Kenya Central Bank , Patrick Njororge

Uhuru signs Finance Bill 2018 into law

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Finance Bill 2018 into law a day after it was endorsed by MPs in a chaotic sitting. Speaking at State Hous...

finance bill

Court now declares Robin Hood taxes illegal, faults CS Rotich

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has faulted Treasury CS Henry Rotich saying he did not follow the Constitution when he presented the Finance Bill 2018. This means t...

robin hood tax , Rotich

Petitioners withdraw case challenging fuel tax, State to pay them Ksh.350K

By Dzuya Walter,

Three petitioners who had successfully petitioned the High Court to stop implementation of the 16 percent Value Added Tax (V.A.T) on fuel have withdra...

fuel tax , Tax on fuel , VAT on fuel

Uhuru: Gov’t to cut spending on foreign travel, training

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has proposed a reduction on expenditure across all arms of government. In an address to the nation on Friday, he noted tha...

fuel tax , Uhuru kenyatta

Parliament to hold special sitting after Uhuru rejects Finance Bill 2018

By Reuters,

Parliament will now hold a special sitting on on September 18 over the Finance Bill that the President rejected on Thursday evening. Officials at p...

fuel tax

President Uhuru Kenyatta to address the nation over 16pc fuel tax

By Rachel Ombaka,

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to address the nation on Friday over the controversial 16percent fuel tax that was recently implemented. In a ...

fuel tax

Fuel tax: Uhuru to meet CS Rotich, Speaker Muturi at State House

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to meet Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and Parliament Leadership on Tuesday over the 16percent fuel tax....

fuel tax , Henry Rotich , Uhuru kenyatta

KRA dismisses Omtata’s 16% VAT case terming it as baseless

By Dzuya Walter,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Monday dismissed a case filed by activist Okiya Omtatah challenging the imposition of the 16% Value Added Tax (VA...

Activist Okiya Omtata , fuel tax , Kenya Revenue Authority , KRA , VAT on fuel

Wetangula threatens to call for protest against 16% fuel tax

By Namisi Cheptai,

Bungoma Senator and FORD-Kenya Party leader Moses Wetangula has threatened to call for a protest against the 16 percent value added tax (VAT) imposed ...

fuel shortage , fuel tax , VAT on fuel

High Court suspends 16% VAT on fuel pending case hearing

By Citizen Reporter,

The High Court in Bungoma has temporarily stopped implementation of the 16% Value Added Tax (V.A.T) on petroleum products pending determination of cas...

Bungoma High Court , Justice Stephen Riechi , Treasury CS Henry Rotich , V.A.T on Fuel

Rotich meeting with Parliament leaders to end fuel crisis stalls

By Edwin Obuya,

Kenyans will continue to pay for fuel through the nose after a crisis meeting between Treasury and the National Assembly leadership failed to bear fru...

CS Henry Rotich , fuel shortage , fuel tax

Fuel shortage: Heavy police presence at Industrial Area depot

By Citizen Reporter,

There was heavy police presence at the Industrial Area fuel depot in Nairobi as tankers queued to stem the fuel shortage on Thursday morning. This ...

fuel shortage

High Court declines to issue orders stopping 16pc fuel tax

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declined to issue orders stopping the implementation of 16 percent fuel tax. Also Read: Omtata in court to stop 16% V.A.T on f...

COTU , fuel tax , Okiya Omtatah