CS Mbadi Explains How Phones Will Be Cheaper Under Finance Bill 2026

Treasury terms the new proposals as a remedy for stringent taxes on businesses, with the public growing sceptical of the proposals in the 2026 Finance Bill...

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Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has stated that phones will become cheaper for Kenyans despite new tax proposals in the Finance Bill 2026. The proposed changes aim to simplify the taxation process.

The new proposal replaces multiple port-of-entry taxes with a single, simplified 25% excise duty applied only upon activation of a device on a mobile network.
The proposals are championed by CS Mbadi.
Currently, phones face cumulative taxes totaling 55.5% at the port of entry.

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