Nairobi, May 24 -- The Treasury has introduced new taxation measures in the Finance Bill to counter defeats handed to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in court by companies that wiped out tax demands worth billions of shillings.

At least three new tax proposals, an analysis of the Finance Bill shows, are linked to court cases where the KRA lost against corporate giants.

They include proposals to impose taxes on transaction charges generated from card payments and payment service providers (PSPs) like M-Pesa and unexplained retained earnings.

The KRA could also gain sweeping powers to freeze a taxpayer's bank accounts or assets even where the disputed tax assessment is under appeal, should Parliament approve the Finance Bill 2026 in it...