KRA scraps excise duty on bottled water
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has done away with excise duty on bottled water, in a move that offers relief ...
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Tag: Kenya
Kenya’s new 16% VAT on payment processing fees takes effect
Kenya's Finance Act 2026, signed into law on June 23, 2026, introduced tax changes effective July 1, 2026, targeting digital ...
Kenya’s inflation eases to 6.4% in June as fuel and power prices fall
Kenya's annual inflation rate eased to 6.4% in June 2026, down from 6.7% in May, according to the Kenya National ...
Nedbank’s NCBA buyout clears key regional competition hurdles
Nedbank Group's proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in NCBA Group has cleared two significant regulatory hurdles, with regional competition ...
DStv subscriber base in Kenya falls to 248,053 in first quarter of 2026
DStv's struggles in the Kenyan market have deepened, with fresh regulatory data showing the pay TV provider lost more than ...
Kenya proposes new shisha rules with fines rising to Sh1 million
Nearly a decade after Kenya first outlawed shisha, the government is proposing regulatory overhaul that would raise the cost of ...
Kenya eyes revenue from Government data with plans for a national digital marketplace
The Kenyan government is moving to turn its vast reserves of public digital data into a revenue stream, with a ...
Kenyan freelancers and small businesses locked out of earnings as PayPal enforces compliance crackdown
PayPal has frozen funds held in a number of Kenyan accounts and permanently blocked others, after users failed to provide ...
Diageo nears completion of US$2.3 Billion EABL sale to Asahi in landmark East African deal
On 17 December 2025, Diageo formally announced an agreement to sell its 65% stake in East African Breweries Limited (EABL) ...
Kenya’s telecom regulator moves to penalise poor network quality
Kenya's telecommunications regulator is preparing to impose direct financial penalties on mobile network operators that fail to meet higher service ...
