The COTU has strongly opposed the proposed 25 percent excise duty on mobile phones while demanding urgent PAYE reliefs for Kenyan workers under the Finance Bill 2026.
Kenya’s private sector is lobbying for a five per cent PAYE tax cut in the Finance Bill 2026, arguing that it would boost household spending, economic growth, and job creation.
Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi sents mixed signals on the expected reforms to PAYE structure that could favour the low-income earners, and defends the tax proposals in the Finance Bill, 2026.
Audit flags costly delays in Thwake Dam, with project overruns hitting Sh48.9B and raising legal and financial concerns.
KEPSA is pushing to cap PAYE at 30% to ease worker tax burden and stimulate economic growth.
Kenya Revenue Authority has launched a crackdown in Kisumu targeting over three million registered taxpayers in Western Kenya who file nil returns or fail to file at all.