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@CarrefourKe not you sending me spoilt chicken

Everywhere there’s a revision in fees for something. Kenyans are paying more but seeing little return.

@KenyaPower_Care good morning, no power on meter number 27655034 for over 24 hours. Please assist.

Our Taxes dont build roads. We take loans. They dont build houses. Payslips pay. They dont pay for healthcare. You pay. They dont build schools. They dont build hospitals They dont pay for education. They dont feed the poor WHAT THE HECK ARE OUR TAXES FOR???

A landmark court ruling has sent shockwaves through Kenya’s gig economy. The High Court has upheld the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) demand that tech-logistics firm Sendy must pay KSh 82 million in VAT, after finding that the company was not just a platform connecting customers and delivery riders, it was, in effect, the actual service provider. This decision could redefine how digital platforms like Bolt, Uber, Glovo, and Jumia are taxed. The court’s reasoning? Control equals liability. Sendy billed customers directly, collected payments, and dictated service terms, meaning it was more than a digital middleman. As a result, the court ruled that VAT applies to the full value of transactions, not just the platform’s commission. That means 16% VAT on every delivery or service booked through such apps, a move that could sharply increase costs across Kenya’s digital economy. For Kenya’s booming gig sector, the implications are massive. Platforms may now have to register for VAT, overhaul contracts, and pass extra costs to users or service providers. Drivers, riders, and freelancers who depend on these apps could see reduced earnings as platforms adjust to the new tax burden. Consumers, too, might start feeling the pinch through higher prices. KRA is celebrating this as a win for tax fairness, arguing that big tech platforms must pay their fair share. But critics say this move risks strangling innovation in Kenya’s digital economy, a sector that has empowered thousands of youth to earn a living through flexible work. With rising taxes and tightening rules, some fear that global and local startups alike may start to pull back from Kenya’s market. In short, this ruling could be the moment Kenya’s gig economy grew up, or the moment it stumbled. Either way, the taxman is coming for the platforms that power the digital hustle. The question now is whether the government will find a balance between taxing innovation and killing the opportunity it creates.

There’s a story about all the animals being summoned to a meeting. As they converged at the public square early in the morning, one of them, the fowl, was spotted by his neighbours going in the opposite direction. They said to him, “How is it that you are going away from the public square? Did you not hear the town crier’s summons last night?” “I did hear it,” said the fowl, “and I should certainly have gone to the meeting if a certain personal matter had not cropped up which I must attend to. I am truly sorry, but I hope you will make my sincere apologies to the meeting. Tell them that though absent in body I will be there with you in spirit in all your deliberations. Needless to say that whatever you decide will receive my whole-hearted support.” The question before the assembled animals was what to do in the face of a new threat posed by man’s frequent slaughtering of animals to placate his gods. After a stormy but surprisingly brief debate, it was decided to present to man one of their number as his regular sacrificial animal if he would leave the rest in peace. And it was unanimously agreed that the fowl should be offered to man to mediate between him and his gods. And it has been so ever since. I read this story in Achebe’s Hopes and Impediments. You see, the danger of the self-imposed absence is twofold. Not only do you get to deprive the world of your voice, you also get to suffer at the hands of those who lent theirs. This disarmingly simple parable has vast implications. The fowl’s absence is emblematic of the human tendency to abdicate participation by retreating into private preoccupations while public life unfolds elsewhere. And when the council of the living gathers, the silent are always represented, but rarely in ways that favour them.

This is Statehouse Nairobi.

You wake up at 5AM not to build hospitals, not to fix roads, not to feed children . But to wrap Parliament in wire like a crime scene. You barricade the city like you’re under siege. But the only thing you’re hiding from is the truth. You don’t fear bandits. You don’t fear cartels. You don’t fear the murderers in government. You fear the teacher who speaks out. The youth who stands up. The mother who says ‘enough.’ That’s who you fear. Because you know ; once the people wake up, you can’t govern them with lies anymore.

@KenyaPower_Care We’re now past 36 hours with no power. What’s the update please? @KenyaPower_Care

@miss_warui Hi. Your complain has been booked under Ref no 13021234. ^WN

@KenyaPower_Care good morning. We’ve had no power since last evening in Sagana, Kirinyaga county. Meter number 27655034.

@KenyaPower_Care Any update on this? 8 hours later, still no power.

KRA nine-month collection performance worst in more than a decade ow.ly/khO650VFp25

Unajua nacheka kwanini? Ata uibe pesa ngapi.....

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This proposal for premium fees on e-Citizen services raises serious concerns. While it aims to curb unofficial bribes, it risks creating a two-tier system that contradicts the Constitution’s Article 10 values of equality, transparency, and social justice. Charging more for faster access could exclude low-income Kenyans, deepen inequality, and institutionalize corruption instead of fixing inefficiencies. The focus should be on improving service delivery for all, not monetizing delays.

Kenyans job seekers found themselves in Myanmar rebel-controlled forest

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has told MPs that the decision to terminate the controversial Sh104.8 billion SHA system lies with them after her office exposed flaws in the contract

I dread the day we’ll wake up to that rogue man reinstating NHIF after looting every single cent paid to SHA and he’ll say “Wakenya walilalamika nikawaskiza.”

Ukatwe NSSF, money that you're most likely not going to get. Ukatwe SHIF but you still have to pay out of pocket juu haifanyi. Ujaribu kiasi, uweke pesa kwa SACCO, ziibiwe. Unataxiwa HEAVILY but literally nothing is working Na hakuna mtu ako accountable. Mbona usijam???