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Manufacturers decry scrap metal smuggling at the borders
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (520+ words) The manufacturers have demanded tougher border enforcement to curb the trend Manufacturers dealing in scrap metal have urged the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to intensify the crackdown on unscrupulous dealers smuggling the materials to neighbouring Tanzania and Uganda. Industry players…...
Wash wash gangs: Kenya tightens noose on money laundering in bid to exit grey list
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (1095+ words) A Makadara law courts officer counts fake money recovered by police from a suspect in Komarock /FILE Kenya is racing against time to complete reforms that could secure its removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list by…...
Kenya banks on new policy to unlock Sh393 billion in unclaimed assets
1+ week, 4+ day ago (577+ words) The National Treasury has proposed a sweeping overhaul of Kenya’s unclaimed financial assets law to ease the search and recovery of billions by beneficiaries The draft National Policy on Unclaimed Financial Assets, released last month, comes as the value of…...
Illicit trade adding pain to Kenyan manufacturers amid high cost of doing business – KAM
2+ week, 5+ day ago (590+ words) Legitimate manufacturers are estimated to lose as much as 40% of their market share each year Kenya Association of Manufacturers CEO Tobias Alando/ HANADOUT MANUFACTURERS are facing a growing squeeze from illicit trade amid rising production costs, taxation and an increasingly…...
KTDA: Viral documents on finances, loans are not authentic
3+ week, 4+ day ago (484+ words) KTDA says the documents circulating online were neither officially issued nor authenticated by the agency. KTDA said the documents had not been officially issued or authenticated by the agency. The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has disowned documents circulating on…...
Illicit alcohol by category in Kenya
3+ week, 5+ day ago (208+ words) Kenya’s illicit alcohol market was valued at an estimated Sh160 billion in 2024. Illicit alcohol by category in Kenya/Sydney Nyachiro Kenya’s illicit alcohol market was valued at an estimated Sh160 billion in 2024, with tax leakage accounting for the largest share, according to…...
Canadian audit flags procurement, fuel lapses at Nairobi High Commission
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (760+ words) The Canadian High Commission in Nairobi has been faulted over procurement, fuel monitoring and contractor payments, with an internal audit warning of weaknesses in controls over public resources. A May 2026 audit by Global Affairs Canada found that the mission had…...