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More pain as Ruto raids shallow pockets yet again

President William Ruto arrives for a Press briefing where he nominated new Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

The government is poised to usher in more pain for Kenyans by imposing new taxes, reigniting public outcry amid a worsening cost of living crisis.

In a notice published in the dailies yesterday, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi outlined the new aggressive plans to amend various tax laws to bolster government revenue, as the Kenya Kwanza administration grapples with a fiscal crisis and limited options for additional borrowing.

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