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MPs during a session in parliament. Image file In Summary: Proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act could increase taxes for employees earning less than Ksh40,000 monthly. Deloitte urges Parliament to reject the proposal, citing higher administrative costs for employers. Employees in Kenya earning less than Ksh40,000 per month may face higher taxes if the proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act in the Finance Bill, 2024 are approved. The bill aims to change the non-taxable limit for allowances related to subsistence, travel, entertainment, and other expenses from a fixed daily rate to 5% of gross earnings. Currently, the non-taxable limit is set at Ksh2,000 per day. Under the new proposal, employees earning Ksh30,000 per month, for instance, would see their non-taxabl...

Kenyan opposition supporters demonstrating in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 12, 2023. Image file | Getty Images. In Summary: Protest organizers and participants may be held financially responsible for damage during demonstrations. The bill aims to regulate protest activities, ensuring they remain peaceful and lawful. Protest organizers and individual demonstrators could be held financially accountable for any property damage caused during picketing if the newly proposed Assembly and Demonstration Bill 2024 is enacted. The bill intends to regulate demonstrators' conduct, ensuring they focus solely on expressing their grievances without damaging property. This comes in response to past demonstrations that escalated into looting and property destruction, causing significant losses ...