Court Blocks Bid to Tax Vitamin E Imports as Food Supplements
The High Court has rejected the taxman's effort to reclassify two high-dose vitamin E products as food supplements, upholding the tribunal’s assessment that the capsules are medicines for customs purposes. [...]
KRA Exempts Post-July 2025 Gratuity Payments from Income Tax
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has moved to ease the financial burden on retirees and other beneficiaries, announcing that gratuity payments earned after July 1, 2025, will no longer be [...]Blow to Bettors as Betting Levies Survive Legal Gamble
A Kakamega High Court has dismissed a constitutional petition that challenged several key tax provisions in Kenya's betting industry. I find that the petition has no merit. All declarations sought are declined, Judge Stephen Mbungi stated in the [...]Digital Credit is Powering 8 Million Kenyans, But Tax Hurdles Threaten Its Growth
Digital lending has fast become a lifeline, with eight million Kenyans accessing KShs 15 billion in loans monthly from digital credit providers (DCPs) in 2024- amounting to an estimated KShs [...]
Court Rules Bottles Are Not Raw Materials in KSh 15.7mn London Distillers' Tax Case
Court Upholds KSh 6.9 Billion Tax Demand Against Nairobi Expressway Contractor
How Kenya's Complex Tax Regime is Sidelining Digital Credit
Despite Kenya’s National Tax Policy being anchored in constitutional values of equity and fairness, digital lenders are facing disproportionately harsh tax treatment compared to traditional financial institutions. Equity and fairness [...]Customs Nets KSh 2.5Bn Daily, Seizes 40,000L of Illicit Ethanol
The Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Customs and Border Control (CBC) Department delivered its strongest performance on record in the last financial year, collecting KSh 879.33 billion and surpassing its target [...]
Sugar to Cost More as 4% Levy Kicks In
A new chapter has begun for Kenya’s long-troubled sugar industry as the Sugar Development Levy (SDL) came into effect on July 1, 2025, introducing a structured funding mechanism to support sector-wide reform. At [...]KRA Misses Corporate Tax Target, Domestic Excise Under Pressure
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reported a 9.9% growth in Corporation Tax collections in the Financial Year 2024/2025, an increase from the 4.9% growth recorded in the previous year. The performance was [...]Spike in Car Registrations Ahead of New Import Tax Rules
Car and motorcycle registrations have spiked in recent months, doubling from 10,246 units in April 2024 to 21,056 units in April this year, as importers rush to beat July 1st [...]Kenya Cuts Betting Excise Duty to 5% Despite Concerns Over Gambling Surge
On Thursday, Parliament approved an amendment to the Finance Bill 2025 to slash the 15% excise duty on bets to 5%, just months after raising it from 12.5%, a move [...]
