finance bill

The clock runs out at 5 pm, and what happens next will shape how much Kenyans pay in taxes for the next financial year. Parliament is set to conclude public participation on Kenya's Finance Bill 2026 today, following the lapse of the two-week window period that saw consultations with...

At Asyana Gardens in Ongata Rongai, a supposed public participation forum on the Finance Bill was staged to appear as grassroots engagement. Behind the polished setup lay a troubling reality: students were recruited with promises of Ksh1,500 or more, transport, and meals. To further the illusion...

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi is facing mounting criticism after the much-anticipated reduction of PAYE tax for salaried workers failed to appear in the 2026 Finance Bill. The backlash follows earlier promises by the government that low-income earners would receive tax relief to cushion...

Finance Bill 2026 imeleta mjadala mkali sana miongoni mwa Wakenya, especially kwa sababu inagusa vitu za everyday life kama mitumba, simu na hata juice. Serikali inasema hii ni njia ya kuongeza revenue, lakini wananchi wengi wanaona mzigo unaongezeka. Kwa mfano, wafanyabiashara wa mitumba sasa...

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has ruled out the introduction of new taxes in the upcoming Finance Bill 2026, signaling a shift in the government’s revenue strategy. Instead of increasing the tax burden, the government plans to focus on improving efficiency within the Kenya Revenue...

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Introduction Each year, the Finance Act is among the most consequential pieces of legislation passed by Parliament. It sets out the legal framework through which all fiscal and tax measures are implemented, affecting not only government revenue but also the wider business environment, investment...

Alipokuwa akihojiwa jana tarehe 30/6 na waandishi wa habari, Rais Ruto alisema japo amekubali kuondoa na kutokusaini Finance bill hiyo lakini anasikitika sana kwani bill hiyo ilikuwa na manufaa makubwa wa wakenya wote na ililenga kuikomboa kuingia kwenye madeni makubwa. Alisema kuwa Wakenya...

Muswada wa Fedha(Finance Bill) ikishapitishwa na Bunge na kusainiwa na Rais wa JMT inakuwa Sheria. Kwahiyo kila Matumizi yatakayofanywa yanakuwa ni Kwa mujibu wa sheria na ndivyo ilivyokuwa hadi Mzee Kikwete anamaliza muda wake. Ilipoingia awamu ya 5 ndio tukaanza kusikia Wabunge wanamshukiru...

Hili ni suala muhimu kwa sababu lazima katika baadhi ya mambo nchi zote zifanane katika sheria za kikodi

Rais Ruto amegoma kusaini Muswada wa Fedha na kuurudisha Bungeni. Hili limetokea baada ya maandamano yalikuwa yakiongozwa na Gen Z kufanyika zaidi ya wiki nchini humo. Ikulu imeripoti kwamba Rais Ruto anatarajia kuurudisha Mswada huo Bungeni kabla ya Bunge kuvunjwa baadaye leo. Rais Ruto...

Hii Finance bill inaenda kuwekwa saini mapema asubuhi. Wakati KDF wakiimarisha ulinzi. Jaribuni mwakani. Asanteni kwa kushiriki

Nchini Kenya muswada wa fedha ulizua balaa huku wachumi wakiuchambua kila kipengele na kuelezea athari zake kwenye uchumi wa Taifa na mwananchi mmojammoja. Huku kwetu wametuita Dodoma tena wametupa siku mbili, hamna anayeuongelea. Mwendo wa HS code kwenye muswada, wachumi wetu wako wapi...

Hiyo ndio Taarifa ya sasa baada ya mgomo wa wafanyabiashara wa Kariakoo unaoendelea ======= Waziri wa Viwanda na Biashara, Kitila Mkumbo amesema wamekutana na wafanyabiashara wa Kariakoo na kutoka sehemu nyingine Tanzania wakiongozwa na mwenyekiti wa wafanyabiashara Kariakoo, Majid Mbwana...

1. Huko Kwa jirani pamoja na finance bill kupingwa Kwa maandamano kila kona Wabunge wameipitisha Kwa kishindo. 2. Muswada (finance bill 2024) unapelekwa kwenye Kamati, kisha uende Kwa Mhe. Dr Rais William S. Ruto 3. Tuna ya kujifunza hapa? --- Despite widespread protest in the country, the...

Kuna mtu anaweza kudhani maandamano ya Kenya ni sheria ya fedha (Finance Bill) hapana! Maandamano hayo yana sura ya ukabila wa wazi ambao Naibu Rais anaujenga kupitia watu wa mlima, kwa maana ya wakikuyu. Naibu Rais Rigathi Gachagua kwa siku za karibuni amekuwa akiimarisha siasa za ukabila kwa...

Siku 3 hizi ambapo maandamno ya vijana wa KENYA yameshamiri kupinga Finance Bill 2024, huku nchini kwetu kwenye social media nimeona kuwa Watanzania wanatamqni na sisi kwetu ingetokea kama Kenya. Sijui tuna upungufu gani wa maono ila mdharau pazuri, pabaya pana msubiri PIA SOMA - Nguvu ya...

Nairobi, 23 May 2024: Amnesty International Kenya and ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa express deep concern with Clause 63 of the Finance Bill (2024), which seeks to exempt the Kenya Revenue Authority from the provisions of the Data Protection Act. We strongly urge the National Assembly to reject this...