Deadlock in Revenue Talks as MPs Offer Counties Sh425bn

Mediation talks between Kenya's National Assembly and the Senate over county revenue allocation have hit a deadlock, with the two Houses far apart on the proposed amounts. Meanwhile, Kilifi residents have voiced strong opposition to several tax proposals within the Finance Bill 2026, particularly those impacting digital services and mobile devices, during recent public participation hearings. In a separate development, minority investors linked to businessman Vimal Shah and former CBK Governor Nahashon Nyagah are set to lose their indirect stake in Tatu City after the UK's Judicial Committee of the Privy Council dismissed an appeal related to the liquidation of Manhattan Coffee Investment Holdings. Additionally, Kenyan macadamia farmers are calling for the government to lift the export ban on unprocessed nuts due to a significant price crash, with farm-gate prices plummeting to as low as Sh30 per kilo.