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News Kenya » Western » Finance: Kenya’s finance bill contrary to its pledge on trade barriers

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/kenya-s-finance-bill-contrary-to-its-pledge-on-trade-barriers/ar-AA24PDSv
Published on: Thursday 04 June 2026

The gap between East Africa's integration rhetoric and its trade reality is usually measured in years. This time, it was measured in hours.One day after Presidents Samia Suluhu Hassan and William Ruto ...

News Kenya » Western » Finance: Deadly protests over Kenya finance bill prompt President William Ruto to drop support for tax hikes

News channel or source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-protests-2024-finance-bill-president-ruto-drops-support-for-tax-hikes/
Published on: Wednesday 26 June 2024

Johannesburg — Human rights groups say at least 22 protesters were killed and scores more wounded on the streets of Kenya Tuesday as they clashed with police in chaotic demonstrations over a ...

News Kenya » Western » Finance: Kenya dispatch: controversial finance bill nears parliamentary passage amid protests and questions

News channel or source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/06/kenya-dispatch-controversial-finance-bill-nears-parliamentary-passage-amid-protests-and-questions/
Published on: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. For quite some time now, there has been one major issue that has been plaguing the minds of many Kenyans. That issue is the proposed Finance ...

News Kenya » Western » Finance: Kenya finance bill 2026 targets smartphones with 25% excise duty

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/money/economy/kenya-finance-bill-2026-targets-smartphones-with-25-excise-duty/ar-AA23aOGH
Published on: Wednesday 13 May 2026

Kenya plans to introduce a 25 per cent excise duty on smartphones under its Finance Bill 2026, a move that could sharply increase device prices and slow digital adoption in one of Africa’s most ...