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Brace for tax hikes as Treasury lines up William Ruto's maiden budget

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A trader sells potatoes and onions at Hacienda traders market, Ngara, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

You should prepare to pay more taxes after the government yesterday announced plans to embark on an aggressive domestic revenue mobilisation drive to fund the next budget.

The National Treasury said it will introduce several tax policies over the next year in what will be Kenya Kwanza's first national budget.

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