Joan Kamau

Tax & Exchange Control

Analysis of the High Court ruling in Petition No. E181 of 2023 on the suspension of the Finance Act, 2023

On 26 June 2023, the President of Kenya assented to the Finance Bill, 2023 (Bill) and the resultant Finance Act, 2023 (Act), which was to come into operation or be deemed to have come...

The Voluntary Unclaimed Financial Assets Disclosure Programme: The waiver of penalties and the tax angle

The Unclaimed Financial Assets Act of 2011 (Act) provides for the reporting and dealing with unclaimed financial assets and establishes the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (Authority).

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Cracking the whip: The supervisory power of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Kenya

On 5 October 2022, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) issued a press release stating that it would be conducting a preliminary documentary assessment and audit on...

National Treasury cannot lawfully approve abandonment of taxes without recommendation from the revenue authority

Is the revenue authority obliged to comply with unlawful instructions from National Treasury? Recently, the High Court had to answer this question in Republic v Commissioner of Domestic...

Tax & Exchange Control

The new administration should have a tax policy to tackle taxpayers’ woes

Following the recent elections, Kenya has a new administration. Many Kenyans are eager for this new administration to roll up its sleeves and fulfil its promises to the people.

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Analysis of the High Court ruling in Petition No. E181 of 2023 on the suspension of the Finance Act, 2023

The Voluntary Unclaimed Financial Assets Disclosure Programme: The waiver of penalties and the tax angle

Cracking the whip: The supervisory power of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Kenya

National Treasury cannot lawfully approve abandonment of taxes without recommendation from the revenue authority

The new administration should have a tax policy to tackle taxpayers’ woes