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How Kenya's first income tax in 1966 made marriage so attractive

Ditching the bachelors’ club in the 1960s and informing your employer that you are married meant the Government deducted less of your monthly income to enable you meet family responsibilities.

In his June 10, 1965 address, the then Minister of Finance James Gichuru in his budget statement in parliament announced that Pay as You Earn (PAYE) would be introduced the following year.

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