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President Kenyatta approves tax relief measures cushioning Kenyans from Covid-19
By Kepha Muiruri,
1638, April 25, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has assented the 2020, Tax Laws (Ammendments) Bill into law passing on relief to Kenyans as part of government relief measure...
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Kenyans earning below Ksh.24K to get tax relief after MPs give the nod
By Kepha Muiruri,
1058, April 23, 2020 (EAT)
The National Assembly adopted the 2020, Tax Laws (Ammendment) Bill on Wednesday to end in relief to Kenyans as per Presidential directives issued last...
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OPINION: Tailored mitigation efforts could cushion economy better from Covid-19 pandemic
By Citizen Reporter,
1142, April 19, 2020 (EAT)
By Desmond Boi The coronavirus pandemic has certainly thrown into sharp relief the interconnected clasp of globalization and nationalism and revea...
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Coronavirus: Hits and misses in Government’s relief measures
By Kepha Muiruri,
1530, March 27, 2020 (EAT)
On Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the government’s first round of stimulus to prevent the economy from imploding into a full-blown cr...
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Relief for Kenyans who earn up to Ksh.24K as Uhuru orders cuts to PAYE, VAT
By Kepha Muiruri,
1927, March 25, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the National Treasury to move to Parliament and implement a raft of changes including relief on employee tax and ...
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KRA targets Ksh.25 billion from tax-base expansion initiatives
By Kepha Muiruri,
2050, February 25, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Opinion: Turnover Tax will expand the tax-base, and ease the tax burden
By Citizen Reporter,
1350, February 21, 2020 (EAT)
Thursday 20th February 2020, made history as Kenya joined other African countries in successfully taxing the informal sector through the first collect...
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OPINION: Let’s look at Turnover Tax more objectively; it will expand tax base hence more inclusivity
By Citizen Reporter,
1839, January 15, 2020 (EAT)
By Rosemary Chemutai Of all the provisions contained in the Finance Act 2020, reintroduction of Turnover Tax (ToT) has mustered the lion’s share ...
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Kenya retains 3rd place in continental investor attraction ranking
By Kepha Muiruri,
2023, October 23, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya has retained third place in its attraction to investments on the continent, according to the recently published ABSA Africa Financial Markets In...
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NSE taps into top stocks in safe-bet derivatives
By Kepha Muiruri,
918, June 27, 2019 (EAT)
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has picked seven of the best performing shares on its 25 index to kickstart the derivatives market whose launch ...
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Matiang’i orders deportation of foreigners involved in illegal gambling
By Citizen Team,
1130, May 20, 2019 (EAT)
Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has ordered the immediate deportation of all foreigners engaging in the gambling business without the ...
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La Liga posts record financial figures
By Reuters,
1918, May 9, 2019 (EAT)
Spain’s football league, La Liga, announced on Thursday that their clubs had posted a record revenue of 509 billion Kenyan shillings for the 2017-18...
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KRA bullish of topping revenue targets as reforms come full-circle
By Kepha Muiruri,
2001, January 16, 2019 (EAT)
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has expressed optimism of topping its revenue collection requirements in the medium term, this as the agency expect ...
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Presumptive tax not to punish small traders, KRA says
By Citizen Reporter,
1003, January 8, 2019 (EAT)
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has said the new presumptive tax rolled out this year is aimed at expanding assets and not punishing small traders. ...
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KRA assures business owners of smooth transition to new tax system
By Kepha Muiruri,
1810, December 27, 2018 (EAT)
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has assured business owners of a smooth transition from a turnover levy to a presumptive tax regime for entities wit...
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OPINION: Presumptive tax will unlock more revenue from informal sector
By Citizen Reporter,
1704, December 19, 2018 (EAT)
By Dr. Ruth Wachira Starting January 1, 2019, there will be significant change in the taxation of the small enterprises and the informal sector fol...
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Ordinary Kenyans feel pinch of political uncertainty
By AFP,
1121, October 12, 2017 (EAT)
"Time for an interview? I have a lot of time at the moment," said Owino Onyango, sweating as he stepped out of his blacksmith's shop in Nairobi to tal...
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KRA to deactivate PINs not in iTax system to boost compliance
By Citizen,
1230, August 1, 2017 (EAT)
Taxpayers who are yet to register on the iTax platform risk having their personal identification numbers (PIN) deactivated by the taxman. The move ...
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Competition Authority investigating Uber for predatory tactics
By Citizen,
2025, March 7, 2017 (EAT)
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has begun investigations on whether the move by taxi hailing firm Uber to lower prices breached competition l...
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KRA trains eyes on betting, lottery, gaming firms to raise revenue
By Dennis Otieno,
1135, February 16, 2017 (EAT)
Betting, lottery and gaming operators will now have to remit taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority on a monthly basis following the operationalization ...
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