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Starmer steps down, and Labour is facing a fast reckoning

India, June 24 -- Outside 10 Downing Street, Keir Starmer stared into the cameras and made what some at Westminster had already imagined spoken out loud. He said that he would resign as leader of the ... Read More


Questions to help determine your firm's innovativeness

Nairobi, June 24 -- "It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all" --Edward de Bono. Do market capture innovation ideas require mo... Read More


Banks win as VAT on sale of seized assets removed

Nairobi, June 24 -- Banks and other lenders including saccos will now be spared imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on sale of repossessed collateral from defaulting borrowers, marking a major win for... Read More


Income tax filing is phased from January 2027 to ease congestion

Nairobi, June 24 -- Income tax returns will be filed in phases starting January 1, 2027, in a strategy aimed at easing congestion, a shift from the present scenario where all taxpayers are obligated t... Read More


How strong macro buffers are seeing Kenya through Iran shock

Nairobi, June 24 -- Kenya's strengthened macroeconomic buffers, including a narrower current account deficit and sizable official reserves, have helped the country absorb shocks from the US-Israel war... Read More


KRA links eTIMS to Little Cab receipts as it targets ride-hailing

Nairobi, June 24 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has integrated its electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) with payments on ride-hailing platform Little Cab, in a broader push to enable... Read More


Balance sheet holding founders hostage

Nairobi, June 24 -- Depending on where one sits in Kenya's fiscal argument, this may be a week for relief or cautious hope. The Finance Bill 2026 has been signed into law, and the 2026/27 budget path ... Read More


Kwimba District hailed for exceeding target in revenue collection

MWANZA, June 24 -- MWANZA Regional Commissioner, Said Mtanda has congratulated Kwimba District Council for achieving revenue collection targets for four consecutive years and has urged them to use the... Read More


New policy framework to track plans implementation

DODOMA, June 24 -- THE government has announced plans to introduce a new Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Policy Framework, aimed at strengthening oversight of national development plans and ensuring t... Read More


Prof Shemdoe hails Finance Ministry's professionalism in drafting 2026/27 Budget

DODOMA, June 24 -- THE Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office responsible for Regional Administration and Local Government (TAMISEMI), Professor Riziki Shemdoe, has commended the Ministry of ... Read More