The new pump prices were set to skyrocket in line with the 16 percent VAT that the Kenya kwanza administration is set to levy on petroleum products. President William Ruto signed the finance Act into law three days ago setting precedence for the new fuel prices. This even as the opposition scaled up its resistance…
President William Ruto has signed into law the Finance Bill that was approved by the National Assembly last week.Officials said he signed the Bill into law on Monday morning at State House, Nairobi. “President William Ruto has assented to the Finance Bill,” State House Press Secretary Emmanuel Talam said. The controversial Bill was passed during…
Kenyans are staring at costly fuel after the Finance Bill 2023 clause proposing an increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products from 8 to 16 per cent sailed through. The proposal was retained when members of parliament voted on the amendment during the Third Reading of the Bill on Wednesday evening. A total…
DJ Brownskin has finally been charged before Milimani Law Courts. On June 4, DCI said the DJ was arrested after defying summons by police to record a statement in relation to his wife’s death. “In a heart-wrenching video tape released by a popular blogger on April 1, 9 months after Njeri’s remains had been buried,…
The MPs started fighting after the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula, agreed to approve the action of the United One Kenya Declaration wing to fire Sabina Chege as Deputy Minority whip and appoint Embakasi West Member of Parliament Mark Mwenje in that position. Wetang’ula said that he took the action after a Kiambu…
The National Assembly is scheduled to debate the controversial Finance Bill 2023 starting today, Thursday, June 8, 2023 a week before Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u reads the 2023/24 Budget on Thursday, June 15. The Head of State and his Deputy have gone beyond the limits warning MPs who will reject the Bill to forget…
The price of food products may increase due to the expensive price of materials and fuel, the decrease in the level of production in the country, including the high cost of importing products into the country. Farmers have warned about the increase in the price of food such as sugar, bread, rice, cooking oil, and…
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah went bare-knuckle on President William Ruto regarding the Finance Bill 2023 during an interdenominational prayer service at Busia Stadium. Omtatah directly addressed the President, cautioning him against being misled by his allies and asserting that the bill violated certain aspects of the Constitution. He urged the President to reconsider the problematic…
During a dramatic intrusion at Isebania Police Station in Migori County on Thursday evening, four individuals were fatally shot, according to reports. As per the police report regarding the incident that occurred at approximately 6:30 pm, an unruly group arrived at the police station in a pickup truck, escorting the body of a man being…
While Kenyans continue to experience difficult living conditions due to the increase in the high cost of living, there is no hope of relief being found soon. This step comes after the government announced an increase in the National Health Insurance Fund {NHIF} and National Social Security Fund {NSSF} fees. The current rates, where salaried…