The Tax Appeals Tribunal has significantly reduced a Sh8.3 billion tax demand by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) against the Nairobi City County Government, ruling that the assessment was largely unsupported.

• The tribunal dismissed most of an Sh8.3 billion tax claim from the KRA.
• Key parties involved are the Nairobi City County Government and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
• A reconciled tax liability of Sh130.7 million was confirmed, a substantial reduction from the initial demand.

Safaricom has been ordered by the High Court to pay innovator Peter Nthei Muoki Sh1.4 billion in copyright infringement damages over its M-Pesa child wallet product.

• Safaricom must also pay 0.5 percent of its gross M-Pesa revenue annually for as long as the disputed features are active.
• The court found Safaricom liable after Mr. Muoki successfully argued that the company's 'Manage Child Account' product closely mirrored his 'M-Teen Account' innovation, which he had pitched to the telco.
• Safaricom has secured a 30-day suspension of the judgment to appeal the ruling, while the court declined a permanent injunction due to the disruption it would cause to millions of users.

Kenyan businesswoman Mary Wambui Mungai is suing Google in the Kiambu High Court, seeking to remove links to past news stories about a Sh2.2 billion tax evasion case that was withdrawn.

• The case cites the 'right to be forgotten' established in European law as a basis for her claim.
• Ms. Mungai argues that the continued prominence of these links harms her international business reputation since the case's withdrawal in January 2023.
• Google Kenya Ltd, a respondent, has stated it does not operate the search engine and is therefore not a proper party to the suit.