The deadline for registered value added tax (VAT) taxpayers to start using new electronic tax invoicing machines was 31 July 2022. But Kenya Revenue Authority added them two months to 30 September, and it has now given new deadline as 30 November 2022. All registered VAT taxpayers must use new …
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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. …
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Governments give subsidies to protect consumers by keeping prices low, but they come at a high cost. Governments might raise taxes or borrow more or lower spending to give subsidies. Removing subsidies and using the money in productive investments could promote a country’s growth without running into problems. On Wednesday, …
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“Did dinosaurs exist and did the Ice Age period exist?” My son asked me in 2009 after watching the movie Ice Age. In my past I had been quite religious, loving the abstract. On the other hand, my son follows logic. Our discussions lead to lengthy debates. These and many …
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Greetings from my elderly grandmother, a farmer living in rural Kenya. She affirms that climate change is indeed an issue of concern in Kenya. Her description of the weather brings to light the evolution of climate change over the years, its definition, and its effects to the environment. My grandmother …
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Listening to news coverage regarding climate change can leave one confused and disinterested. This is because the discussions are filled with lots of technical language. Plants, birds, animals, and humans have all felt the impacts of climate change. This calls on us to educate ourselves to understand how each of …
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Home A place where I can go To take this off my shoulders Someone take me home This is a song by Bebe Rexha, Machine Gun Kelly, and X Ambassadors. For us as humans to understand Earth (home) we must understand how it was formed. Science and religion have differing …
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Numerous mythology and scientific hypotheses have attempted to explain the beginnings of the universe throughout history. The most widely accepted theory is the Big Bang theory—a colossal explosion that ushered the universe into existence. Join me to discover how the universe expanded from the size of an atom to include …
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The imagination we have of a dinosaur is a reptilian creature with threatening teeth, claws, spikes. They roamed Earth about 175 million years ago. How did dinosaurs evolve? What did they eat? How did they move? What killed the dinosaurs? Scientists’ amazement with dinosaurs arose during the 1820s. When scientists …
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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 …
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