Kenya Revenue Authority

Kenya
Kenyan tea producers call for government help with tax issues

Kenya's tea industry still fears competition from Tanzania and is calling on the government to support the sector's local development.

Kenya
Ruto stands firm over finance bill

Keen to stay on good terms with international lenders who have recently released new funds, the Kenyan president is reluctant to tinker with his proposed budget, which calls for numerous new taxes and tax hikes.

Kenya
Critically short-staffed KRA seeks urgent treasury lifeline

The Kenya Revenue Authority has been haemorrhaging employees and struggling to recruit new staff at a time when the government is raising taxes across the board.

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Succès Masra, William Ruto, Khalifa Haftar, Abdelhamid Dabaiba

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Chad Opposition leader Masra to call on African leaders

Kenya Ruto's chief economist creates a stir

Libya Falcon Wings, the discreet airline flying both Dabaiba and Haftar

Niger Italian soldiers to check out of their 5-star hotel

Kenya
Mount Kenya Foundation business club members divided over support for Odinga

Some business leaders who financed the unsuccessful election campaign of opposition leader Raila Odinga are ready to provide fresh funds to pay for the protest meetings he is staging against the government. Yet some fear the government could retaliate.

Kenya
Ruto plans diplomatic reshuffle to reward election allies

The parties in the ruling coalition are negotiating to share out soon-to-be vacant posts in Kenyan embassies and consulates. The president is using the opportunity to promote loyal supporters who did not get a government job.

Asia, Kenya, Middle East
Top tea consortium finds new outlets in Middle East and Asia

The KTDA tea producers' consortium is trying to adapt to the woes of its dollar-starved customers by using other intermediaries. Kenyan trader Cup of Joe is emerging as a key partner in Dubai to reach Middle Eastern markets.

Kenya
Ruto's business chums prepare for new era of prosperity

Business men and women close to Kenyan president William Ruto are enjoying new-found freedom now that the tax authorities have dropped most of their charges against them. Several have even secured senior government roles in the process.

Kenya
Jimmy Kibaki urged by political world to follow in father's footsteps

The eldest son of the former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who died on 21 April, is being strongly encouraged by leading figures in the centre of the country to enter the political arena. He embodies the hope of reunifying a region that is split in the run-up to the general election.

Kenya
Business tycoon Humphrey Kariuki's Africa Spirits up for sale

Kariuki, head of Janus Continental Group, wants to sell Africa Spirits and get a fresh start after a series of run-ins with tax authorities.

Kenya
Ministers battle over Ethiopian border county

Kenyan interior secretary Fred Matiang'i wants to limit the flow of Ethiopian migrants through Marsabit. But he is hampered by his Treasury counterpart Ukur Yatani, who is in conflict with the current governor of the border county.

Kenya
Chinese fish slip through Kenyan customs net

In late September, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) headed by [...]

Kenya
Chinese firms orchestrate political pressure on Kenya Revenue Authority

According to our sources, two Chinese firms under investigation for [...]

Kenya
Questionable ‘hospitality' spending in race for judicial commission

The two leading candidates to represent the Law Society of [...]

Kenya
Teak exporters blocked at port of Mombasa

A single container opened by the Uganda Revenue Authority at [...]