Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday named his nominees to the Cabinet to help steer the country after the 9 August general election. Mr Ruto has retained Mr Simon Chelugui giving him the ministry of Co-operatives and Small Enterprises Development. The president nominated current and former lawmakers to the cabinet. …
Read More »ETR: List of 17 licensed electronic tax register suppliers
Kenya Revenue Authority has given registered VAT taxpayers up to 30 September 2022 to start using new electronic tax registers. The authority said it added two months following the taxpayers’ request. The new type of tax register is replacing the electronic tax register (ETR) whose use started in 2005. All …
Read More »Kenya starts selling avocados to China
Chinese firm Greechain has signed an agreement with Kenya’s Sunripe, where the Chinese firm would be buying fresh avocados from the Kenyan firm. China and Kenya signed two protocols in January to help trade between them. The first cargo of fresh avocados left Kenya for China on Tuesday. This makes …
Read More »ETR deadline: KRA gives taxpayers 2 more months
The deadline for registered value added tax (VAT) taxpayers to start using new electronic tax invoicing machines was 31 July 2022. The new type of tax register is replacing the electronic tax register (ETR) whose use started in 2005. All registered VAT taxpayers must use the new tax register to …
Read More »August will be cold in Nairobi and 11 counties, says weather forecaster
June-July-August season is predominantly cold for central highlands (including Nairobi), south–eastern bordering Nairobi and some highlands west of Rift Valley (including Kericho). Embu, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Meru, Murang’a, Nairobi, Nyeri, and Tharaka Nithi counties will be cool and dry in August. In addition, parts of Nyandarua, Machakos, Kajiado, and Laikipia counties …
Read More »ETR deadline: KRA gives more time to taxpayers with proof they began buying the machines
The deadline for value-added tax (VAT) taxpayers to start using new electronic tax invoicing machines is 31 July 2022. The new tax registers would replace the current Electronic Tax Register (ETR) whose use started in 2005. All registered VAT taxpayers must use the new tax register to send their tax …
Read More »Kenya Revenue Authority picks 9 more firms to sell new tax registers
Kenya Revenue Authority has given value-added tax (VAT) taxpayers up to 31 July 2022 to start using new electronic tax invoicing machines. The new tax registers would replace the current Electronic Tax Register (ETR) whose use started in 2005. All registered VAT taxpayers must use the new tax register to …
Read More »Pesticides: ‘Kenyans need to use protective clothing’
Pesticides are seen as useful inputs to control pests in farming. But, also, pesticides are harmful to human life, animals and the environment. In 1985, Kenya government started Pest Control Products Board to control importation, exportation, distribution, safe disposal and use of pest control products. Dr Esther Kimani, chief executive …
Read More »Nairobi Expressway: ‘We have not borrowed a single cent’
China Road and Bridge Corporation is using its money to build Nairobi Expressway under an agreement with the government of Kenya. The contractor is allowing drivers to use the new road as a test before official opening. The road is 27 kilometres long. The expressway is expected to cut travelling …
Read More »Uganda asks African countries to increase their food production
African countries face a high risk of food shortage because of the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are major global suppliers of agricultural commodities such as maize, wheat, oils, and fertilisers. Mr Amos Lugoloobi, Uganda’s minister for Finance, appealed to African countries to increase their food production to stop …
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