Mbadi Says Proposed Mobile Phone Tax Reform To Streamline, Not Raise Burden
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi now says the government has not introduced any new taxes on mobile phones, but is instead Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi clarified that a proposed 25% excise duty on mobile phones is intended to simplify existing taxes, not introduce a new burden.
- The proposal aims to consolidate multiple existing charges, totaling an estimated 55.5%, into a single 25% excise duty collected at activation.
- Key individuals/organizations involved include John Mbadi and the Kenyan Treasury.
- The reform, part of the Finance Bill 2026 undergoing public participation, seeks to replace VAT, import duty, and other levies with the consolidated excise duty.
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Treasury CS Mbadi Clarifies Mobile Phone Tax Reform To Simplify, Not Add Burden - May 2026
Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi clarified that a proposed 25% excise duty on mobile phones is intended to simplify existing taxes, not introduce a new burden. The Kenya Association of Manufacturers had warned that the proposed Finance Bill 2026 could significantly increase production costs for the industrial sector by altering tax and levy structures. Parliament is concluding public participation hearings on Kenya's Finance Bill 2026 today, May 25, after stakeholders and the public submitted proposals on new tax measures for the 2026/27 fiscal framework. These three stories connect through the ongoing Finance Bill 2026 legislative process and how tax reforms are being interpreted by different stakeholders.
