The National Treasury is defending the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)'s proposal to move the tax filing deadline from June 30 to April 30, as outlined in the 2026 Finance Bill.

• The shift aims to improve efficiency, revenue forecasting, and tax administration within the same financial cycle.
• Key individuals involved include National Treasury officials and former Law Society of Kenya president Faith Odhiambo, who has criticized the move.
• The bill also compresses nil return filing to January 31, a change the Treasury argues enhances system discipline despite potential short-term adjustment pressure for taxpayers.

A Senate committee is proposing a significant shift in how fuel levy funds are distributed, advocating for county governments to receive a much larger share than the Ministry of Roads and Transport. This comes as Parliament works on the proposed Roads Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

• The Senate committee proposes counties receive 49% of the fuel levy, while the Ministry of Roads and Transport suggests 15%.
• Key players include the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing and the Ministry of Roads and Transport, led by Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir.
• The dispute centers on the apportionment of the fuel levy, road classification, and follows a High Court judgment recognizing counties as beneficiaries of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund.

Principal Secretary Susan Mang’eni has debunked a fake social media notice claiming the disbursement of Ksh25,000 start-up capital for the NYOTA project has commenced.

• The fake notice falsely announced the completion of business training and the immediate start of fund disbursement effective May 11.
• Principal Secretary Susan Mang’eni of the State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development issued the warning.
• Beneficiaries are urged to await official communication regarding the disbursement of over Ksh33 billion, which will add Ksh25,000 to eligible businesses, alongside Ksh22,000 in direct support and Ksh3,000 in savings under the NYOTA project, funded by the World Bank.