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President William Ruto assents to three National Assembly Bills, including the Finance Bill, 2025, at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]
Several civil society groups are warning that some proposals in the Finance Bill, 2026, would increase the financial overburden of the mwananchi.
The 28 organisations under the Okoa Kenya campaign cited the proposed "dangerous" amendments to the Tax Procedure Act, which they said favour the rich and infringe on data privacy.
The groups, among them Transparency International and the Kenya Human Rights Commission, stated the Bill widens tax exemptions for the high-net-worth individuals, large asset holders and sophisticated investors.
