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Budget FY 2025/26 Highlights
The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Hon. John Mbadi, this week delivered his first official Budget Day speech before the National Assembly under the theme: “Stimulating Sustainable Economic Recovery for Improved Livelihoods, Job Creation, and Business and Industrial Prosperity in Line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.” In recognition of geopolitical factors and domestic financial challenges […]...
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9 May 2025
How Finance Bill 2025 Impacts the Manufacturing Sector
The manufacturing sector is critical in driving a country’s structural transformation. The industry is widely recognised as labour-intensive and supports inclusive economic growth – countries ...
25 Apr 2025
Trade and Financial Service Round-Up: Issue No 15 of 2025
Kenya EPRA sets LPG dealer limit at 30,000 cylinders in new rules EPRA has mandated that investors have a minimum of 30,000 cylinders as a prerequisite for a liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dealersh...
25 Oct 2024
Kenya’s crypto market growth: How KRA’s integration plan can boost revenue and transparency
The Kenyan cryptocurrency market has seen significant growth in recent years. Studies by blockchain analysis firms, such as Chainalysis, estimate that at least four million Kenyans own cryptocurrencie...
16 Sep 2024
Navigating the shift: eTIMS compliance and opportunities for businesses
Tax compliance and broadening the tax base are pivotal to the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) strategy for enhancing national revenue and ensuring equitable economic participation across all sectors...
2 Aug 2024
In Detail: Implications of the Court of Appeal Decision of the Finance Act, 2023 on the Country’s Fiscal Policy Approach.
The Court of Appeal this week pronounced itself on the constitutionality of the Finance Act, 2023, which was passed and assented to despite numerous concerns from various stakeholders, includin...
23 Jun 2024
The rise of clicktivism in Kenya: The need to balance digital activism with national interests
The debate around the Finance Bill 2024 ignited a flurry of conversations. Perhaps the most striking one was the firestorm on social media, demonstrating the burgeoning power of digital activism or cl...
24 May 2024
TRADE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUND-UP.
Kenya Business registration agency takes over listing of trusts from Lands ministry The Business Registration Service (BRS), a State agency under the Attorney-General’s office, has assumed re...
19 May 2024
Kenya’s E-commerce landscape: Growth, challenges, and government’s strategic vision.
In 2023, to bolster the information and communications sector’s growth, the government, through the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), reiterated its commitment to advancing electronic c...
19 May 2024
Finance Bill 2024: The new taxation model is a double-edged sword for Kenya’s alcohol industry.
The Finance Bill of 2024 seeks to bring significant changes to the landscape of alcoholic beverages. A notable shift proposed in this legislation is the adjustment of taxation from a flat rate per lit...
19 May 2024
Finance Bill 2024: Potential VAT and excise duty hikes threaten Kenya’s financial sector stability.
The Finance Bill 2024 portends a tightrope for the financial services sector. While the government is keen to bolster its coffers by implementing a raft of tax changes in the financial sector, ...
19 May 2024
IMF 6th reviews affirm Kenya’s economic resilience and emphasises critical reforms for sustained growth
In January 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its 2023 Article IV consultation with Kenya, alongside reviews of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility ...
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