Ruto Launches New KRA Unit to Boost Tax Compliance Among Small Businesses

President William Ruto has drawn attention to a glaring disparity in tax contributions from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), emphasizing the urgent need to align their remittances with their economic impact and expand the national tax base. During Wednesday evening’s Taxpayers’ Dinner at State House, Nairobi, President Ruto revealed that MSMEs contribute 33% of…

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Merge small cooperative societies to boost competitiveness – Kenya News Agency

The government and other stakeholders are pushing for the merger of small cooperative societies as part of boosting their competitiveness both locally and internationally. Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Wycliffe Oparanya said that small cooperatives cannot endure local and global emerging competitive dynamics; thus, there is a need to pursue new approaches to remain…

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Housing project: Why number of workers do not add up

Defence Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru and Laikipa MP Jane Kagiri inspecting Nanyuki Affordable Housing Programme. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard] The latest revelation that the affordable housing program (AHP) has created almost half a million jobs so far casts a shadow of doubt on the exact number of opportunities this initiative has offered as announced by the…

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Low Voter Turnout Blamed on Kenyans’ Last-Minute Culture

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner Ann Nderitu has disclosed that the commission has registered only 140,000 new voters so far, falling far short of its ambitious target of 6.8 million. Nderitu shared the disappointing figures on Thursday, November 20, describing the numbers as disappointing, stressing the urgent need for Kenyans to take voter…

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