ECONOMY

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Betting
BUSINESSECONOMY

KRA Eyes Betting Billions With 20% Stake Tax

If Members of Parliament approve it, the excise duty excise duty on cash wagered on betting, gaming, prize competition and buying a lottery...

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani before presenting the 2022/23 budget in Parliament on April 7, 2022. [Photo/ Pd]
BUSINESSECONOMY

New Tax Rule Would Cost Keroche Ksh11 Billion

In the Ksh22.9 billion tax dispute between Keroche Breweries and KRA, for instance, Keroche would be required to deposit Ksh11.45 billion in a...

President Uhuru Kenyatta.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Uhuru’s Final Budget – Highlights of Ksh3.3 Trillion Plan

Yattani emphasized that the budget was geared to drive accelerated economic recovery from the effects of Covid-19 as well as to protect low...

Brian Kuira - Digital Strategist and active Social Media commentator
ECONOMYOPINION

 KRA’s Eye On Social Media Posts Enhances Tax Compliance

With the proliferation of social media platforms on which most people have had a tendency to share their ‘lavish’ lifestyles, many tax administrations...

Concerns of rapid price inflation hit business confidence during March, which dropped to the lowest level since the survey began in January 2014. [Photo/ Capital FM]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Business Confidence Hits Record Low in Kenya – Stanbic

"The pressure of higher prices on customers was substantial, with many choosing to reduce their spending, leading to a much slower increase in...

Fuel shortage in Kenya
ECONOMYMARKETS

Fuel Shortage: Govt Reveals Supply Details As Panic Spreads

Petroleum and Mining Principal Secretary (PS) Andrew Kamau says Kenya has adequate stocks of petrol, diesel and kerosene even as supply disruptions spread...

KQ has been on a loss-making streak for the past nine years, with accumulated losses totaling Ksh144.64 billion. [Photo/ Lifestyle Afrique]
BUSINESSECONOMYMARKETS

Kenya Airways Losses Slide 56% to Hit Ksh16 Billion

KQ has been on a loss-making streak for the past nine years, with accumulated losses totaling Ksh144.64 billion. It last made a profit...

EAC Heads of state during the extraordinary summit held virtually on March 29th, 2022. [Photo/ EAC]
BUSINESSECONOMY

DRC Joins EAC – Here’s Everything You Should Know

Policy-makers and analysts have welcomed DRC's admission to the EAC. They noted that the entry would go a long way in expanding intra-EAC...

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