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PS Bitok moved from Education docket in latest shake-up.
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PS Bitok moved from Education docket in latest shake-up “The reassignments take effect immediately,” the notice stated.

How IMF pressure shaped Ruto’s tax hikes.
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The country's ambitions to green up its transport sector could be dealt a major blow if proposals in the Finance Bill, 2026, sail through Parliament. via

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RBA has been lobbying to have KRA pursue pension defaulters through the law change, allowing the taxman to hand out stringent penalties for employers who deduct and fail to transfer pension contributions to the schemes.

Firms risk KRA bank, assets seizure over unremitted pension KRA has agency notices, a directive issued by the taxman under Section 42 of the Tax Procedures Act, compelling a third party, such as a bank or employer, to recover unpaid taxes from a...

The rising wave of unrest has now reached national and elite schools that had previously remained untouched by the growing instability in secondary institutions, raising fresh concerns about student welfare and safety.
https://standardmedia.co.ke/education/article/2001549680/elite-schools-hit-by-unrest-as-state-warns-jail-terms-await-culprits

Elite schools hit by unrest as State warns jail terms await culprits Several national schools closed after tensions, protests and disruptions. Stakeholders link unrest to pressure, communication gaps and anxiety.

House helps, farm workers set for higher pay under new laws.
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House helps, farm workers set for higher pay under new laws Labour CS Alfred Mutua directed that employers who fail to pay domestic workers the prescribed minimum monthly wage now face fines and possible imprisonment.

State plans eCitizen data sale to boost revenue.
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/state-plans-ecitizen-data-sale-to-boost-revenue--5488496

State plans eCitizen data sale to boost revenue New policy proposes sale of non-personal data to researchers and businesses.

ational Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has ordered fresh consideration of the Tea (Amendment) Bill, 2023, after finding that Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe participated in the debate on the legislation without declaring interests in companies linked to the tea sector.
https://standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001549766/why-speaker-wetangula-has-ordered-fresh-debate-on-tea-bill
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Why Speaker Wetangula has ordered fresh debate on Tea Bill The National Assembly will revisit the Tea (Amendment) Bill after Speaker Moses Wetang’ula ruled that MP Gabriel Kagombe failed to declare a conflict of interest during debate.