Kenya's Public Debt Policy Paper awaits Cabinet Approval
A policy document that will ensure Kenya's public debt remains manageable is ready and now awaits Cabinet's approval. This Public Debt and Borrowing Policy seeks to ensure the State can [...]
Kenyan Court suspends VAT on Insurance agency, brokerage fees
Nairobi, Kenya; The High Court has suspended imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on insurance agency and insurance brokerage services. This follows a Constitutional petition by the Association of Kenya [...]Kenya Nominates Cabinet Minister Amina Mohamed for Top WTO Job
Kenya has nominated Ms. Amina C. Mohamed, the Cabinet Secretary for Sports for the post of World Trade Organization(WTO) Director-General. She hopes to succeed the current Director-General, Mr. Roberto Azevêdo, [...]Relief as KRA Delays New 5.5% Excise Duty For 6 Months
Consumers can now sigh in relief after KRA deferred a new tax for six months. The taxman has delayed a 5.5% excise duty, which was expected to start on July [...]
COVID-19 Slows Down Implementation of Big 4' Agenda
In view of the significant financial resources required to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the implementation of the' Big 4 Agenda has been slowed down. This is [...]Kenya Aviation Corporation to Take Over Kenya Airways
The Government intends to establish Kenya Aviation Corporation, an entity that it will use to take over operations of Kenya Airways upon it being nationalized and delisted from the Nairobi [...]Kenya Slashes Park Fees by 50% as Visitors Dwindle
The Kenya Wildlife Services(KWS) has reduced park entry fee by 50% for locals and foreigners to rescue the tourism sector. KWS is a state corporation that was established to conserve [...]State to Start Paying KSh 4.4 Billion to Vulnerable Groups
Starting tomorrow, the State will kick off the process of paying a total of KSh 4,377,292,000 Cash Transfers to vulnerable groups. The payment which covers May-June 2020 payment cycle, [...]Kenya to Lift Inter-county Lockdown, Resume Domestic Flights President Kenyatta
Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta has hinted at the lifting of the lockdown in Nairobi and Mombasa counties that has been in effect since April 7th. This was in response to [...]AU Sanctions South Sudan
The African Union (AU) has sanctioned South Sudan after the government failed to pay its overdue membership fees worth over $9 million. Last week, delegates from the country could not [...]Foreign Workers Suffer as American Visa Ban Hits 525,000 People
President Trump yesterday announced a visa freeze that will affect about 525,000 people. The American Visa freeze will run through the end of the year and affect 170,000 people seeking [...]Data Privacy Laws Take Effect in South Africa
South Africans will enjoy more data privacy as the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) takes effect on July 1. The data privacy laws offer guidelines for companies to use [...]
