Topic: National Treasury
Suppliers push for NHIF audit, Kericho graft probe to protect public finances
Aug 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Suppliers are pressing the government to move quickly on two fronts: the unsettled bills at the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the widening embezzlement scanda...
Blow to govt as court issues conservatory orders against Kenya Pipeline sale
Aug 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The High Court in Nairobi has stopped the planned privatisation of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), issuing orders that put the brakes on a move recently approved by the Cabinet....
Why the Sh468 billion Nairobi–Mombasa expressway came to a screeching halt
Aug 12, 2025 at 01:10 PM
The dream of a high-speed toll road linking Nairobi and Mombasa has been shelved after the government ruled that the proposed Sh468 billion Nairobi–Mombasa Expressway fell short ...
Kenya Pipeline value revealed as Govt targets Sh100 billion from stake sale
Aug 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), the government-owned fuel distributor, has been valued at about Sh120 billion, according to the National Treasury, ahead of a planned listing on the N...
Governors raise serious concerns over delayed release of Sh410 billion allocation
Aug 07, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Counties across Kenya are grappling with serious service delivery constraints, as delays by the National Treasury in releasing funds continue to cripple operations, according to th...
KPC employees to get shares in Sh100 billion IPO plan as Govt reduces its stake
Aug 06, 2025 at 02:30 PM
Employees of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) will be allocated shares in the firm ahead of its listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in September, as the government prepare...
Inside Kenya’s Sh4.29 trillion budget
Jun 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Thursday presented a Sh4.29 trillion budget to the National Assembly for the 2025/26 financial year, in what the government has described a...
National Treasury moves to clear Sh229 billion pending bills dating back to 2005
Jun 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Businesses, contractors and suppliers who have endured years of waiting for government payments may soon have cause for optimism, as the National Treasury has announced plans to se...
DCI allocated Sh150 million to snoop on social media users in revised budget
Jun 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The government’s latest budget revisions will hand the Directorate of Criminal Investigations a Sh150 million windfall to deploy a high-tech social media monitoring system, even ...
Treasury under fire as secret Sh5 fuel levy plan triggers uproar in parliament
Jun 05, 2025 at 06:27 PM
The National Treasury is facing strong criticism in Parliament over a secret plan to increase the fuel levy by Sh5 per litre to fund a Sh270 billion loan through a controversial se...
Government mulls overhaul of housing levy as workers decry payslip pressure
Jun 05, 2025 at 03:23 PM
The government is considering a shake-up of the Affordable Housing Levy, following persistent uproar from workers who say the mandatory salary deductions have become a strain on th...
Why Treasury shelved PAYE tax cut plan
Jun 04, 2025 at 04:50 PM
A plan to relieve the tax burden on salaried workers has been shelved after the Kenya Revenue Authority failed to meet its revised revenue target by a margin of Sh130 billion, Trea...
Why Kenya Government is planning to sell part of 35 per cent stake in Safaricom
May 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The National Treasury has confirmed plans to partially offload the government’s 35 per cent stake in Safaricom in an effort to generate Sh149 billion by the end of the 2025/26 fi...
Sh245.26 billion pending bills a threat to delivery of Govt services - Auditor General
May 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A backlog of unpaid government bills amounting to Sh245.26 billion is now threatening the delivery of essential services and placing enormous pressure on small businesses and suppl...
KRA collects record Sh3.1 trillion, 6.1 per cent revenue growth despite slowdown
May 09, 2025 at 01:01 AM
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has crossed a historic threshold, announcing it has collected Sh3.113 trillion by April 30, 2025 — marking the first time the taxman has surpass...
Lobby sues to block new budget until Govt clears Sh600 billion pending bills
Apr 17, 2025 at 08:24 AM
A human rights group has asked the High Court to halt Kenya’s 2025/26 budget-making process, arguing that the government must first settle over Sh600 billion in long-standing unp...
KRA unveils Electronic Rental Income Tax System to make compliance easier
Apr 10, 2025 at 04:39 PM
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has officially unveiled its Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) in a move aimed at bolstering voluntary tax compliance within the burgeoni...
Government may introduce new taxes in Finance Bill, 2025, Kimani Kuria suggests
Apr 08, 2025 at 02:18 PM
A potential wave of new taxes looms as the government looks towards the Finance Bill, 2025, with National Assembly Finance Committee Chair Kimani Kuria suggesting that they may be ...
Kenya braces for possible EU aid cut as treasury warns of tough financial times
Mar 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kenya’s Treasury has warned of an impending financial crunch, anticipating that the European Union (EU) may soon cut its aid following a similar decision by the United States thr...
Kenya seeks new IMF deal as missed disbursement raises funding concerns
Mar 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Kenya's government has applied for a new lending programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after forgoing the final review of the existing arrangement....
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