State questions private sector data as manufacturers push for tax cuts

Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui during the launch of the Manufacturing Priority Agenda and Outlook 2025 at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on March 27, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The quality of data used to make decisions in the manufacturing sector has been put to question, even as manufacturers tabled their case before the government to remove taxes on inputs.

Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, while agreeing that the country’s tax regime is unfriendly to businesses, also questioned the quality of data presented to the government by the players in the private sector for decision making.