MP wants Speaker Muturi, Duale, Mbadi impeached over Finance Bill

By Shadrack Ilava,

A section of Members of Parliament now want a total overhaul of the National Assembly leadership over the chaotic scenes witnessed on Thursday during ...

Aden Duale , Finance Bill 2018. , justin muturi

Raila speaks out on Uhuru’s new taxes

By Citizen Reporter,

Even as Kenyans online continued to slam or supporting President Uhuru Kenyatta's new taxes, ODM leader Raila Odinga has spoken out, thanking ODM part...

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MP claims there was conspiracy to pass Finance Bill 2018, court to intervene

By George Juma,

Uriri MP Mark Nyamita has told the National Assembly to stop conspiring with the government to frustrate the people through the Finance Bill 2018. ...

finance bill , parliament

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

KUTUNY: How MPs adopted Finance Bill 2018 was daylight robbery

By Citizen,

What transpired today (Thursday) in parliament regarding the way President Uhuru Kenyatta's memorandum on Finance Bill 2018 was adopted is a fallacy. ...

MPs now threaten to impeach Speaker Muturi after Uhuru tax proposals passed

By Ian Omondi,

A section Members of Parliament (MP) have now threatened to impeach Speaker Justin Muturi for allegedly imposing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tax prop...

Finance Bill 2018. , Lakipia Woman Representative Catherine Waruguru , parliament , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Speaker Justin Muturi , Turkana South MP John Lomenen

The Ayes have it! MPs authorise Uhuru to tax Kenyans more

By Benjamin Muriuki,

All of President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposals to the Finance Bill, 2018 were on Thursday passed by the National Assembly amid acrimony, high drama, cha...

Finance Bill 2018. , Fuel VAT , Uhuru kenyatta

MP Patrick Musimba, wife out on bail in Chase Bank Ksh1B fraud case

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi Court has released Kibwezi West MP Patrick Musimba and his wife Angela Mwende on bail after they denied charges of conspiracy to defraud Cha...

chase bank , musimba

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

NASA lawmakers meet Raila Odinga over 8pc fuel tax impasse

By Vincent Afande,

A section of MPs allied to the National Super Alliance are currently holed up in a meeting with party leader Raila Odinga over the proposed 8percent f...

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MP Patrick Musimba, wife detained over Ksh.1B theft

By Dzuya Walter,

Kibwezi West MP Patrick Musimba, his wife Angela and three others were on Monday morning arraigned and charged with conspiracy to steal Ksh.1.15 bil...

chase bank , Former Chase Bank Chair , patrick musimba

NASA lawmakers want fuel tax scrapped, not halved: Mbadi

By Francis Gachuri,

Legislators allied to the National Super Alliance (NASA) will reconvene next week to make their position known on the 8percent fuel tax proposed by Pr...

fuel tax , Uhuru kenyatta

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

President Uhuru Kenyatta proposes fuel tax reduction to 8pc

By Rachel Ombaka,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday proposed that the 16percent fuel tax be reduced by half. During his much anticipated address to the nation, the ...

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

All eyes on Uhuru as Speaker Muturi forwards Finance Bill 2018

By Benjamin Muriuki,

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has delivered the controversial Finance Bill 2018 to President Uhuru Kenyatta for consideration. State Hous...

fuel tax , President Uhuru Kenyatta , VAT

Kibwezi West MP Patrick Musimba, wife and ex-Chase Bank boss charged with stealing Ksh.1B

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kibwezi West Member of Parliament Partrick Musimba, his wife Angela Musimba and former Chase Bank Chairman Mohamed Zafrulla Khan have been charged wit...

chase bank , Kibwezi MP , patrick musimba

China to write off Ksh.740M Botswana loan after taking over Sri-Lanka port

By Agencies,

China has agreed to extend a loan to Botswana for rail and infrastructure as well as writing off a BWP 80 million (Ksh.740million) debt. Also Read:...

china , china loans , debt

ERC sued for contempt of court over 16% VAT on fuel

By Allan Obiero,

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been sued for contempt of court over the implementation of the 16% Value Added Tax (V.A.T) on petroleum pro...

16% VAT on Fuel , Energy Regulatory Commission ERC , Kisumu High Court , Lawyer Ken Amondi