Long-form commentary on Finance Acts, Budget Policy Statements, KRA public notices, and the practical impact on Kenyan taxpayers. We read the fine print so you don't have to.
The Finance Bill 2026 is expected to be tabled by 30 April 2026. We're tracking every formal proposal feeding into it from Treasury, KBA, KEPSA, and the World Bank — and will publish the line-item analysis within 24 hours of the Bill's publication.
Open the tracker →Four formal PAYE proposals are sitting on Treasury's desk. They look similar — all advertised as "relief for ordinary Kenyans" — but the actual take-home pay outcomes differ dramatically. We computed every salary level under every proposal. The winners and losers are stark.
Read the analysis →The question every Kenyan asks at a job interview, and almost no calculator answers properly. Worked examples for 50k, 100k, 150k and 200k net targets, plus the negotiation tactics that come out of understanding the math.
Read the analysis →The Treasury just published its medium-term fiscal blueprint. Buried in 179 pages of macroeconomic prose are some clear signals about where PAYE, VAT, and informal-sector taxation are headed in the next Finance Act. We unpack what's coming — and what's not.
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