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Why taxing Kenya's super-rich could raise Sh129.3b

Protestors during the anti-Finance Bill protests at Kondele Roundabout in Kisumu. [File, Standard]

Kenya is targeting fairer taxation; however, it strongly relies on VAT and other consumption taxes that burden the poor, while the wealthy hold most of the country’s wealth. 

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