National Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) John Mbadi has recommended scrapping all phone taxes and instead introducing a 25 percent excise duty tax in comprehensive proposed changes in the Finance Bill 2026. The excess tax on phones, Mbadi said, is currently at 10 percent, but this will be increased as a move to restructure taxes and
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has clarified his recent remarks on the role of the Mau Mau in Kenya’s independence struggle, following public backlash and claims that he said they did not fight for independence. Speaking at a function in Homa Bay County on Friday, April 17, 2026, Mbadi said he had been misquoted, insisting
In a move set to revolutionize the way Kenya develops its infrastructure, President William Ruto has appointed members to the Governing Council of the National Infrastructure Fund. The move comes in the wake of the coming into force of the National Infrastructure Fund Act, 2026 (Act No. 4 of 2026), which has been enacted, according
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