KRA pays out a record Ksh.24 billion in VAT refunds

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) paid out a record Ksh.23.6 billion out of Ksh.36.1 billion in total VAT refund claims for the year ending June 30. ...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , VAT refunds

OPINION: Kenya’s transformation journey in tax administration is in the right direction 

By Guest Writer,

By Grace Wandera Several years ago, the one outstanding aspect that differentiated the public from the private sector was the level of customer...

HUDUMA CENTRE , KRA

SWILA: The EU erred by locking Kenyan athletes out of DL races

By Isaac Swila,

@ISAACSWILA Kenyan athletes, hit hard by the effects of Covid-19 pandemic that led to a near shutdown of global sports are staring at yet another cha...

athletics , Diamond League

It’s gloves off as Ndambiri fires salvo at his boss Waiguru

By Boniface Thuku,

Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri has told off his boss Anne Mumbi Waiguru accusing her of trying to hide behind politics to evade accountabili...

Kirinyaga , ndambiri , waiguru

The money trail: How jailed Sirisia MP John Waluke distributed Ksh.297M in two days

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The sentencing of Sirisia Member of Parliament (MP) John Koyi Waluke to 10 years in prison or pay a fine of close to Ksh.1 billion for defrauding a St...

John Waluke , NCPB

Bid to impeach Transport CS James Macharia flops

By Citizen Reporter,

National Assembly Speaker Muturi has stopped Nyali MP Mohamed Ali's bid to impeach Transport CS James Macharia citing lack of evidence. The Speaker...

James Macharia , mohamme ali , SGR , suraya

Pensioners spared from tax as Kenyans are handed cheaper Unga

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee has thrown out proposals that would have seen monthly pension payment attract tax paymen...

2020 Finance Bill , Finance and National Planning Committee , NSSF

MP Mohammed Ali files petition to impeach Transport CS James Macharia over gross misconduct

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali has filed a petition seeking to impeach Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia over all...

CS James Macharia , Mohammed Ali

Tax cheats granted 3-year grace period to declare correct taxes

By Philip Mwaniki,

Tax cheats have been granted a three-year grace period to disclose correct declarations and pay without facing any penalties, Treasury CS Ukur Yatani ...

tax cheats , tax evasion

KRA adopts use of Zoom, Skype & Googe hangouts for alternative dispute resolution

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Revenue Authority has introduced online Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sessions to safeguard taxpayers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...

KRA , Zoom

Africa’s leaders forced to confront healthcare systems they neglected for years

By CNN,

Africa's ailing presidents and powerful elites have been known to jet out to seek treatment abroad, instead of investing in healthcare in their own co...

Africa health care

Hong Kong is giving most citizens Ksh.121K each to boost recession-hit economy

By CNN,

Hong Kong is handing most of its residents a pile of cash to spend as it tries to save its slumping economy from the aftermath of protests and the cor...

hong kong

KRA targets Ksh.25 billion from tax-base expansion initiatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has set ambitious targets of netting Ksh.25 billion from its recent tax-base expansion initiatives as the tax man st...

Elizabeth Meyo , KRA , taxes

Opinion: Turnover Tax will expand the tax-base, and ease the tax burden

By Citizen Reporter,

Thursday 20th February 2020, made history as Kenya joined other African countries in successfully taxing the informal sector through the first collect...

Turnover Tax (TOT) , Turnover tax kenya

KRA migrates historical tax arrears to iTax

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has begun migrating all historical tax balances to the iTax system as the agency rounds off the centralization of ta...

ITAX , Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

New Trump law restricts pregnant foreigners from traveling to U.S.

By CNN,

The Trump administration will implement a new policy Friday to make it more difficult for foreign nationals to travel to give birth on US soil. Thi...

'birth tourism' , Trump

Prince Harry breaks silence over royal exit

By CNN,

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, expressed "great sadness" Sunday evening in his first public statement since Buckingham Palace announced he and his ...

Buckingham Palace , Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry

OPINION: Let’s look at Turnover Tax more objectively; it will expand tax base hence more inclusivity

By Citizen Reporter,

By Rosemary Chemutai Of all the provisions contained in the Finance Act 2020, reintroduction of Turnover Tax (ToT) has mustered the lion’s share ...

KRA , presumptive tax , Turnover Tax

OPINION: Anti-graft efforts bear fruit as Moi era secrecy falls in age of transparency

By Citizen Reporter,

By Michael Cherambos In recent months, as President Uhuru Kenyatta’s anti-corruption campaign gains more and more public attention, I have found ...

Speaker Elachi and ex-Majority Leader Guyo bury hatchet to fight Sonko

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi and ousted Majority Leader Abdi Guyo have put aside their differences to rally Members of County Assem...

Abdi Guyo , Beatrice Elachi