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Always broke by the 20th? Why your salary is not the problem

Nairobi, June 16 -- I earn Sh100,000 net monthly income, but somehow always run out of money by the 20th. Is there a realistic budgeting method that actually works for someone who has tried and failed... Read More


Kenya's expanding definition of royalties

Nairobi, June 16 -- Tax authorities worldwide are struggling to adapt traditional systems to a digital, borderless economy. Modern business models increasingly rely on cloud computing, Software-as-a-S... Read More


Building wealth: Why diversification could be your financial lifesaver

Nairobi, June 16 -- For many professionals in Kenya, wealth building is anchored on a salary. However, the same salary pays bills, supports family needs, services loans, and if one is disciplined, lea... Read More


How an 'inconclusive' deal left Telkom Kenya in the throes

Nairobi, June 16 -- Nearly four years after Kenya bought out private equity investor Helios from Telkom Kenya, the transaction continues to generate legal fallout, with businessman John Ngumi seeking ... Read More


Singapore dream: The middle class must trade cynicism for civic action

Nairobi, June 16 -- The Kenyan middle class is trapped in a paradox of privilege. We are highly educated, globally connected, and financially secure enough to afford private solutions to public failur... Read More


Del Monte wins Sh270m tax battle with KRA over forex losses

Nairobi, June 15 -- Agribusiness firm Del Monte Kenya Limited has won a Sh270 million tax dispute with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over deductions linked to foreign exchange losses arising from ... Read More


Kenya plans wider ban on shisha imports, sales and advertising

Nairobi, June 15 -- The Ministry of Health has proposed new shisha control rules that would extend regulation from consumption to the entire supply chain, signalling Kenya's toughest anti-waterpipe to... Read More


State revenue deposits cross Sh3trn on tax boost

Nairobi, June 15 -- Receipts into the Consolidated Fund, which is the central repository for all government revenues, grew by 16.72 percent to cross the Sh3 trillion-mark in the first nine months of t... Read More


Questions mount as Treasury mute on corporate tax, VAT cuts pledge

Nairobi, June 15 -- The National Treasury has remained silent on earlier promised tax reforms aimed at improving equity and predictability, including cuts to value-added tax (VAT) and corporation tax.... Read More


World Bank snubs Kenya emergency loan request

Nairobi, June 15 -- Kenya will miss out on emergency financing from the World Bank sought to cushion the economy from the fallout of the Middle East conflict, with the lender instead set to consider N... Read More