Why government wants to charge you for using roads

By Kepha Muiruri,

The debate on tolls has once again lured its ugly head domestically following the announcement of a return to the heavily criticized road-levies. C...

CS Henry Rotich , Eng. Stanley Kamau , Institute of Certified Financial Analysts (ICIFA) , National Treasury

President Kenyatta appoints CS Matiang’i head of all gov’t projects

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i as Chairperson of the National Development Implementation and Commu...

CS Henry Rotich , Interior CS  Fred Matiangi , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru appoints Bob Collymore, KCB boss Oigara to Vision 2030 board

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore and his Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group counterpart Joshua Oi...

Bob Collymore , CS Fred Matiang’i , Joshua Oigara , Paul Otuma , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Vision 2030 Delivery Board

Treasury CS Rotich, MPs differ on budget process

By Dennis Otieno,

Parliament on Thursday clashed with Treasury over the role of members of the public in the country’s budget making process. Whereas Parliament pr...

budget , National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich , parliament

President Kenyatta defends appointing 91-year-old Moody Awori

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has defended appointing former Vice President Moody Awori to an oversight board to manage the Sports, Art and Social Develop...

Art and Social Development Fund , Moody Awori , President Uhuru Kenyatta , sports

Former VP Moody Awori, Tuwei new Sports Fund board members

By Charity Wanja,

A seven-member oversight board has been gazetted by the Finance Cabinet Secretary (CS) Henry Rotich to manage the Sports, Art and Social Development F...

Former VP Moody Awori , kenya , Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei , sports fund

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

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

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

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

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

Omtata in court to stop 16% V.A.T on fuel

By Dzuya Walter,

Activist Okiya Omtata has filed a petition seeking to stop the 16 percent Value Added Tax (V.A.T) on petroleum products. In the petition filed at M...

Activist Okiya Omtata , Energy Regulatory Commission , Kenya Revenue Authority , Treasury CS Henry Rotich , V.A.T on Fuel

‘Uhuru will stop 16% V.A.T on fuel,’ Raila assures Kenyans

By Allan Obiero,

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for patience over the 16 percent Value Added Tax (V.A.T) on fuel as recently announced by the Energy Regulat...

Finance Bill 2018. , Fuel increase , opposition leader Raila Odinga , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Matatu fares to increase from tomorrow

By Ian Omondi,

The Association of Matatu Operators has resolved to increase fares starting Monday September 3, 2018. Speaking to the press on Sunday, the associat...

Energy Regulatory Commission , Matatu fare hike , New fuel levy , Treasury CS Henry Rotich

ODM legislators threaten to impeach CS Rotich over new fuel levy

By Citizen Reporter,

A section of legislators from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has given Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich 72 hours to scrap the new f...

Mathare MP Anthony Oluoch , New fuel prices , ODM party , Treasury CS Henry Rotich