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KQ top employees get half salaries as cash flow problems persist

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KQ top employees get half salaries as cash flow problems persist

Kenya Airways senior employees will not be going on Christmas with full salaries. According to the airline’s internal communication, KQ top employees will receive about half of their normal salaries as the company battles cash flow challenges.

“As communicated earlier, Kenya Airways continues to navigate a challenging period while working steadily toward stability,” an email communication that was sent to affected KQ top employees said. This communication was made by the airline’s human resource department.

“We wish to inform you that December 2025 salaries will be paid in two parts due to the current circumstances. Please be advised that 50 percent of net pay will be disbursed on or before 24 December 2025, with the balance paid on or before January 6, 2026,” the communication stated further.

The airline has been facing severe capacity constrains as its Boeing and Embraer planes remain grounded due to what it has termed as a global shortage of parts. It is however not clear how the airline was unable to foresee this crisis and, or planned to mitigate the unfolding capacity and financial crisis.

Eleven of its planes were grounded. Three planes have resumed service while eight remain parked on the ground. He three that have resumed service include a Boeing 787 Dreamline and two Embraer planes with capacities of 96 and 140 passengers respectively.

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The national carrier has already issued a profit warning for its full year earnings. The airline has blamed the anticipated dip in earnings on low passenger numbers following the grounding of two of its Boeing wide body planes.

“The [Kenya Airways Board of Directors] brings to the attention of the public that the earnings for the current financial year 2025 are expected to be lower by at least 25 percent than the earnings reported for the same period in full year 2024,” Kenya Airways said in a statement.

The profit warning follows a half year loss that the carrier posted for the period ended June 30, 2025. In that period, Kenya Airways made a net loss of Sh12.15 billion.

The national carrier’s loss in the six months was a sharp about turn from the record profit of Sh5.4 billion that the national carrier posted in the full year 2024, and the net profit of Sh513 million in the first six months of 2024.

In the first half of this year, the total income for the national carrier dropped by 18.6 percent to Sh74.5 billion. Operating loss came in at Sh6.2 billion from the Sh1.3 billion that was reported in the first half of 2024.

At the same time, cash and equivalents went red by 10.8 percent to Sh4.2 billion while net cash from operations were red by 2.6 percent to Sh7.7 billion. Assets increased 0.7 percent to Sh180.4 billion.

Kenya Airways blamed the loss on its grounded aircraft. According to immediate former Kenya Airways chief executive officer Allan Kilavuka, 33 percent of the carrier’s wide-body aircraft was grounded for the first six months of this year. The grounding of the aircraft resulted in a 14 percent drop in passenger numbers and a 19 percent drop in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs).

Step by step guide on how to revise Senior School placements

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Step by step guide on how to revise Senior School placements

For parents and school administrators looking to revise Senior School placements, there are about eight steps that you will need to follow to successfully make your revision request. Here, we break down the procedure with this step by step guide on how to revise Senior School placements:

1). Visit https://placement.education.go.ke and click ‘Log In’ on the landing page.

2). Enter the Junior School selection username and password carefully. Once you do this, input the verification code displayed to gain access.

3). Click on ‘Request Transfers’ which is on the left sidebar to view all learners in the school and their current Senior School Placements.

4). Select the learner you need to transfer and click ‘Next’. Then choose whether the transfer you want to make is to a public school or a private school and then proceed.

5). In this section, enter the reason for the transfer that you are seeking when prompted to do so. Then click ‘Next’.

6). Select the appropriate educational pathway and the learner’s subject combination before continuing.

7). Choose the new school that the learner will be transferred to and the review all the details.

8). Verify all the transfer details carefully and the click ‘Submit’ to complete your request.

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Points to note:

When doing the revision, Grade 10 learners are allowed to list their preferred school of choice plus three additional options they would prefer if they don’t get their top revised choice.

For example, a learner who was initially placed at Nyandarua High School may choose to transfer to Mang’u High School by listing Mang’u High School as their first choice, then listing an additional three options such as Alliance High School, Nyeri High School, and Nanyuki High School.

The review is being guided by an automated system that will match preferences to learners’ performance and the availability of slots in schools.

Learners are able to submit their revised choices, which include switching from STEM to Social Sciences as long as they meet the requirements for the switch and the new schools of choice have open spaces.

Equity Bank, Quickmart launch ‘Lipa Bila Pressure’ festive payment campaign

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Equity Bank, Quickmart launch ‘Lipa Bila Pressure’ festive payment campaign

Customers shopping at Quickmart can now enjoy a stress-free and rewarding experience this festive season, thanks to a new partnership between Equity Bank and Quickmart Supermarkets. The two organizations launched the “Lipa Bila Pressure” campaign, aimed at making payments faster, more secure, and rewarding for shoppers who use Equity’s payment channels.

Unveiled at Quickmart’s Eastern Bypass branch in Kamakis, the partnership offers customers who spend Ksh3,000 or more between 2 pm and 3 pm daily and pay using their Equity debit or credit cards a Ksh500 voucher for their next shopping trip.

Speaking at the launch, Equity Bank Managing Director Moses Nyabanda said the campaign is designed to make life easier for customers during the busy holiday season. “Queues will be long, but if you use any of our Equity channels, your life will be very simple. Payment channels through Equity are not only fast but also secure,” he said.

Kenya’s growing middle class and urban shoppers are increasingly adopting digital payment solutions for convenience and security. With over 65 branches located in urban and peri-urban areas, Quickmart provides a natural fit for Equity Bank to connect with this key demographic.

The partnership also aligns with Equity Bank’s broader goal of expanding its digital payment footprint in Kenya. By encouraging the use of its debit and credit cards, QR codes, and mobile payment solutions including Equitel lines, Equity Till, Equity Mobile App, Equity Online, and USSD code *247#, the bank is positioning itself as a leader in the cashless economy. The campaign further strengthens Equity’s brand presence in the retail sector.

“We continue to ensure that Equity is available to all our customers everywhere,” Mr. Nyabanda added. “This partnership with Quickmart is a testament to our commitment to providing secure and efficient payment solutions during the festive season.”

For Quickmart, the campaign with Equity Bank provides an opportunity to solidify its market share in Kenya’s competitive retail sector. By offering rewards and a seamless shopping experience, the supermarket chain is likely to attract more foot traffic during the busy holiday season.

Quickmart’s Chief Commercial Officer Joseph Thuku emphasized the supermarket’s readiness to make this Christmas memorable for shoppers. “We have the best deals, great locations, and plenty of free parking. This partnership with Equity Bank will make this Christmas a memorable one for our customers,” he said.

Thuku also thanked customers for their loyalty and urged them to take advantage of the discounts and offers available at Quickmart’s branches nationwide.

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Meanwhile, the launch was marked by a lively event that included a 60-second shopping challenge, where selected customers raced through the aisles to pick items within a set time limit. Winners walked away with vouchers, adding to the festive cheer.

Nancy Koki, one of the winners, expressed her excitement after winning a Ksh5,000 voucher. “Equity is the best, and we shall continue being customers. Thanks for the Christmas gifts,” she said.

Another winner, Faith Kamoshe, who won a Ksh6,000 voucher out of a Ksh10,000 target, encouraged others to shop at Quickmart using Equity cards. “I wasn’t expecting it, but I’m very happy. I can tell other customers to shop at Quickmart with an Equity Card so they can be as lucky as me,” she said.

Other customers also had the chance to win branded t-shirts, caps, and bags by spinning a wheel, further adding to the excitement of the day. The campaign is set to run throughout the holiday season, giving shoppers a chance to enjoy a seamless and rewarding Christmas.

100,000 learners apply to change senior school placements on day one of revisions

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100,000 learners apply to change senior school placements on day one of revisions

Over 100,000 Grade 10 learners and their parents applied to have their senior school placements changed in the first day of the review window.

Out of these applications, the Ministry of Education says that it approved 2,000 transfers for the Grade 10s.

“So far, more than 100,000 Grade 10 learners have applied. This is about 10 percent of the expected applications,” said Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok.

This came as parents complained that the system designed to receive applications kept on crashing, something that was acknowledged by PS Bitok. “We experienced a slight downtime in the morning due to bandwidth, but overall it is performing well,” he said.

According to Bitok, responsibilities have been delegated across levels, with Cluster One approvals being handled at the Ministry of Education headquarters. Cluster Two approvals are being handled by the regional directors while Cluster three are the responsibility of county directors. Cluster four approvals are being handled by sub-county directors.

When doing the revision, learners are allowed to list their preferred school of choice plus three additional options they would prefer if they don’t get their top revised choice.

For example, a learner who was initially placed at Nyandarua High School may choose to transfer to Mang’u High School by listing Mang’u High School as their first choice, then listing an additional three options such as Alliance High School, Nyeri High School, and Nanyuki High School.

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According to the Ministry of Education, the review is being guided by an automated system that will match preferences to learners’ performance and the availability of slots in schools.

The Ministry says that learners will be able to submit their revised choices, which will include switching from STEM to Social Sciences as long as they meet the requirements for the switch and the new schools of choice have open spaces.

The new choices will be submitted through their junior schools. The system will generate schools that are available for selection out of which the learners will pick from.

For the KJSEA exams, 600,000 chose the STEM pathway, 437,000 chose Social Science while 124,000 chose Arts & Sports. The results of the KJSEA comprised of an aggregate of 20 percent from the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) which is done at Grade Six, 20 percent from the school-based assessments (SBA) which is done in Grade Seven and Grade Eight, and 60 percent from the Grade Nine KJSEA assessment.

Grace Akinyi: Why CBC system is bad for Kenyan children

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Grace Akinyi: Why CBC system is bad for Kenyan children

The troubled implementation of the Curriculum Based Education (CBE system) which is popularly referred to as the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC system) by parents has raised voices calling for the scrapping of the system and a return to an improvised 8-4-4 system.

One of these voices is that of Grace Akinyi. Ms. Akinyi, writing on her platform used her experience to show how the subjecting children who are barely teenagers to predetermined career pathways in a society that is as unequal as Kenya’s is flawed and wrong.

Here is what Ms. Akinyi says:

“I’m using my voice to amplify this because I was the kind of student that CBC was designed to eliminate quietly and early…

…but at least I survived a system that allowed escape. Now CBC is sealing all the exit routes for poor students like I was.

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In my recent scholarship outreach for Cambridge University, almost 90% of the thousands of applicants I met want to pursue a postgraduate pathway different from their undergraduate degree….

What does that mean?

It means that…..

People change…

Interests evolve.

Economies shift.

Careers are not linear.

The old 8-4-4 system for all its violence and flaws allowed for this fluidity.

8-4-4 allowed late bloomers, hybrids, and people who discovered themselves at 25 or even 50 to still thrive in dif00ferent career paths.

CBC is locking that out.

CBC assumes that a 12 year old child already knows their destiny……

The CBC system ignores the fact that exposure, confidence, language, mentorship and resources shape ability far more than talent ever will.

In the real world, career paths are messy!

I am today recruiting for a scholarship…

But before that I’ve been a thespian, a salesperson, a hotelier, a researcher and my future now points towards tech…

Under CBC logic, my trajectory would be seen as incoherent or even impossible.

And this is what CBC is doing….

Our children are being routed early into fixed narrow pathways as though at 12 you already know what will happen….

Or as though a child from Masiro Kathieno and a child from Karen are navigating the same universe of opportunities.

For a country like Kenya that has 90% of its resources concentrated in Karen and less than 1% in Masiro Kathieno, this is a catastrophe!

Also….

Was it not this CBC that was sold to us as an antidote to competition, ranking and elite obsession?

I was told that CBC is the only way to end the violence of exam worship.

But where are we now…..?

The shock on my face when I saw the top CBC scorers published in a magazine, proudly labelled, ranked and celebrated.

What exactly changed?

If we still publish top performers, still sort children publicly, assign value early then what exactly changed?

And parents are still where they were in asking us stupid questions of ” how is Ngiya Girls, how is Precious Blood….how is Ogande”

I’m even told your sons have been called to Girls schools?

And you’re taking it calmly…..because two term slogans are more important to you than securing your children’s future…

Anyway….. what do I know?

Watoto wao wako huku Yukei nawaonanga.

Na Australia, Canada, US because why not.

Sisi acha tuendelee na tutam , threesome, one-some….ama ndio huitwa nini hayo mambo ya Goliathi na Soprano.

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SMEs carry Kenya’s economic optimism as costs, credit, and demand tighten – CBK CEOs Survey

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SMEs carry Kenya’s economic optimism as costs, credit, and demand tighten – CBK CEOs Survey

Kenya’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain the quiet stabilisers of the economy, even as rising costs, weak consumer demand, and financing constraints continue to squeeze businesses, according to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) CEOs Survey released in November 2025.

The survey, conducted ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, captures the views of chief executives across key sectors including manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, financial services, ICT, and professional services. While the respondents are largely leaders of medium and large firms, the findings closely reflect the operating environment faced by SMEs, which form the backbone of Kenya’s private sector.

The headline message is one of cautious optimism.

Confidence Holds, but It Is Conditional

Most CEOs surveyed expressed positive growth expectations for their companies, sectors, and the Kenyan economy over the next 12 months. This confidence is supported by favourable weather conditions boosting agriculture, a relatively stable macroeconomic environment, easing inflation, a stable exchange rate, and declining bank lending rates following monetary policy easing since August 2024.

For SMEs, these macro signals offer some relief. Lower inflation reduces pressure on input costs, while declining interest rates improve the affordability of credit—at least in theory.

However, CEOs were clear that optimism is fragile. High costs of doing business, multiple taxes and levies, reduced consumer purchasing power, geopolitical tensions, and uncertainty around U.S. trade policy changes were cited as major threats to growth. These challenges disproportionately affect SMEs, which typically operate with thinner margins and limited buffers.

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Business activity improved in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, largely due to festive-season demand. Firms reported higher sales, increased orders, stronger production volumes, and modest growth in employment.

For SMEs, Q4 remains the most important trading period of the year, particularly for retailers, manufacturers, hospitality businesses, and service providers. Many rely on festive cash flows to clear debts, restock, and prepare for the new year.

But the CBK survey also signals caution. CEOs expect business activity to moderate in the first quarter of 2026 as seasonal demand fades. This pattern highlights a long-standing structural weakness for SMEs: growth remains heavily consumption-driven and cyclical, rather than anchored in sustained demand.

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Capacity Exists, Cash Does Not

One of the survey’s most revealing findings is that most firms are operating below or near full capacity. In practical terms, this means Kenyan businesses—including SMEs—can meet an unexpected rise in demand without major new investments in machinery or labour.

The binding constraint is liquidity.

CEOs pointed to delayed payments, pending bills, reduced revenues, and difficulties accessing affordable credit as key operational challenges. Although most respondents reported declines in lending rates since 2024, access to credit remains uneven. High collateral requirements, slow loan processing, and cautious bank lending practices continue to limit financing—particularly for SMEs and sectors perceived as higher risk.

In effect, cheaper credit has not fully translated into easier credit.

Digital Shift Accelerates, with Growing Pains

Technology adoption is no longer optional. About 90 percent of surveyed firms reported automating or digitising processes over the past year. Investments include digital payments, billing systems, cloud computing, analytics, compliance tools such as eTIMS, and customer engagement platforms.

For SMEs, this reflects both opportunity and pressure. Digitisation improves efficiency, transparency, and customer reach, but it also comes with high upfront costs and skills requirements.

CEOs highlighted challenges such as limited budgets, lack of in-house technical skills, resistance to change, cyber risks, and unreliable internet infrastructure. These barriers are often more acute for smaller firms with limited resources.

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External Shocks Add New Risk Layer

Nearly half of CEOs expect to be affected by recent U.S. trade tariffs and policy changes. Key concerns include reduced exports following the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), higher import costs, donor funding cuts affecting healthcare and hospitality, and potential supply chain disruptions.

SMEs operating in export-oriented sectors, manufacturing, tourism, and donor-linked value chains are expected to feel these impacts most sharply.

How Businesses Plan to Grow

Despite the challenges, CEOs outlined clear strategies for growth over the next 12 months. The most cited drivers include improving operational efficiency, strengthening customer focus, adopting technology, diversifying products and markets, and managing costs and risks more aggressively.

At the same time, the most significant domestic constraints to growth remain unchanged: high cost of doing business, increased taxation, weak consumer demand, and regulatory burdens.

What It Means for SMEs

The CBK CEOs Survey paints a picture of resilience under pressure. Kenyan businesses are adapting, but the margin for error is narrowing.

For SMEs, the message is pragmatic. Survival and growth will depend less on macro optimism and more on disciplined execution—tight cash flow management, selective technology investment, customer retention, and diversification.

For policymakers, the signal is equally clear. Faster payment of pending bills, reduced taxes and levies, improved access to affordable credit, and streamlined regulation are not optional reforms. They are critical to sustaining the SME sector that underpins Kenya’s economic stability.

As 2026 approaches, Kenya’s SMEs are not asking for guarantees. They are asking for room to breathe—and a business environment that rewards effort rather than punishes it.

KCAA lists 28 schools approved to offer aviation courses; full list

Jane Muia
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KCAA lists 28 schools approved to offer aviation courses; full list

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has released an updated list of schools approved to offer aviation courses.

According to a notice released on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the listed organizations are approved to offer various aviation programmes, including Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License (CPL), Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), and Instrument Rating (IR).

Other programmes are Multi-Engine Instrument Rating, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (AMEL), Flight Operations and Dispatch (FOD) and Flight Instructor Rating (FIR).

The approved institutions are:

LIST OF APPROVED TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS

ATO NO ATO NAME POSTAL ADDRESS COURSES ATO LOCATION
1 East African School of Aviation P.O Box 30689-00100, NAIROBI FOD; ATC; AMEL Old Airport Road, Embakasi
2 Kenya School of Flying P.O Box 74714-00100, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; ATPL; MULTI ENGINE; IR; FIR Wilson Airport; Malindi Airport; Orly Airpark
7 Standards Aviation P.O Box 1255-00200, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; ATPL; FIR Wilson Airport
8 Flight Training Centre P.O Box 45538-00100, NAIROBI PPL (A); CPL (A); ATPL; FIR; MULTI-ENGINE; IR Wilson Airport; Nyaribo Airstrip, Mombasa
9 Ninety Nines Flying School P.O Box 46968-00100, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; MULTI-ENGINE; IR; FIR; FOD Wilson Airport
10 Proactive Air Services P.O Box 9135-00300, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; MULTI-ENGINE; IR Wilson Airport
11 Aerolink Flight Centre Ltd P.O Box 76051-00100, NAIROBI PPL; CPL Wilson Airport
12 Kenya Aeronautical College Flying School P.O Box 6372-00200, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; MULTI ENGINE-IR; FOD Wilson Airport; Malindi Airport
13 Aerosafe African Consultants P.O Box 24557-00100, NAIROBI FOD Wilson Airport
16 Nairobi Flight Training P.O Box 16050-00100, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; ATPL Ground; IR Wilson Airport
18 Westrift Aviation Ltd P.O Box 60091-00200, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; ATPL; IR; FOD; FIR Wilson Airport
19 Capital Connect Aviation Supplies P.O Box 419700102, THIKA PPL; CPL; FOD; IR Wilson Airport
20 Pegasus Flyers (EA) Ltd P.O Box 40813-00100, NAIROBI PPL; CPL Wilson Airport
21 KQ Pride Centre P.O Box 19002-00501, NAIROBI FOD KQ Headquarters, Embakasi
22 Think Aviation Training P.O Box 480-00502, NAIROBI FOD Wilson Airport
23 Flitestar Academy P.O Box 15819-00509, NAIROBI PPL; CPL; FIR; SEIR; FOD Wilson Airport
24 Mt Kenya Flight School P.O Box 102504-00100, NANYUKI PPL; CPL Nanyuki
25 Global Quality and Safety Solutions P.O Box 76926-00620, NAIROBI FOD Wilson Airport
26 ALS Limited Training Organization P.O Box 41937-00100, NAIROBI PPL; CPL Wilson Airport
27 Aviedge Consultants Limited P.O Box 13873-00100, NAIROBI FOO Wilson Airport
28 Eagle-wings Limited P.O Box 22203-00100, NAIROBI FOO Wilson Airport, Skyward House

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KeRRA announces multiple job vacancies for various professionals; how to apply

Jane Muia
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KeRRA announces multiple job vacancies for various professionals; how to apply

The Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) has announced multiple job vacancies across its various departments.

In a notice dated Tuesday, December 23, the authority invited suitably qualified candidates to apply for the positions on both contract and permanent, pensionable terms.

“Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Board of Directors invites applications from suitably qualified Kenyan citizens who wish to be considered for positions at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). The positions are listed below: Grade 1 and Grade 2 posts are on three-year contracts, while Grade 3 posts are on permanent and pensionable terms of service,” the notice read.

Some of the advertised positions are:

S/No Position Grade No. of Vacancies Terms of Service Period (Years)
1 Director General 1 1 Contract 3
2 Director, Internal Audit 2 1 Contract 3
3 Deputy Director – Roads 3 9 Permanent & Pensionable N/A
4 Deputy Director – Enterprise Risk Management 3 1 Permanent & Pensionable N/A
5 Deputy Director – Planning 3 1 Permanent & Pensionable N/A
6 Deputy Director – Legal Affairs 3 1 Permanent & Pensionable N/A
7 Deputy Director – Survey 3 1 Permanent & Pensionable N/A
8 Deputy Director – Supply Chain Management 3 1 Permanent & Pensionable N/A
9 Deputy Director – Research & Innovation 3 1 Permanent & Pensionable N/A
10 Deputy Director – Administration 3 1 Permanent & Pensionable N/A

How to Apply

KeRRA noted that detailed job descriptions and requirements are available on its website, www.kerra.go.ke.

Interested candidates are required to email their duly signed application letter, an updated curriculum vitae indicating the names of at least three professional referees, copies of academic and professional certificates, and a copy of their national identity card.

The job title and job reference number should be indicated as the subject of the email. Applications should be sent to [email protected]. by January 13, 2026, at 5:00 pm.

The application letter should be addressed to the Director General, Kenya Rural Roads Authority, P.O. Box 48151–00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

“Please note that hard copy applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted,” KeRRA added.

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Inside Tax: What you need to know about KRA’s Turnover Tax

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Inside Tax: What you need to know about KRA’s Turnover Tax

What is Turnover Tax (TOT)?

Turnover Tax is a tax charged on businesses whose gross turnover is more than KSh. 1,000,000 but  does not exceed or is not expected to exceed KSh. 25, 000,000 during any year of Income.

TOT is chargeable under Section 12 (C) of the Income Tax Act (CAP 470).

What is the rate of Turnover Tax?

It is payable at the rate of 1.5% on gross sales effective from 1st of July 2023 as per Finance Act 2023.

Eligibility for Turnover Tax

Any resident person or corporate whose gross / expected turnover is more than KSh. 1,000,000 but does not exceed or expected to exceed KSh. 25,000,000 in any year of income is eligible for Turnover Tax. However, a person may elect, by notice in writing to the Commissioner, not to be taxable under TOT in which case the other provisions of the Income Tax Act shall apply to such a person.

A Turnover Tax registered taxpayer dealing in vatable supplies and has a turnover of KSh. 5,000,000 and above is required to register for VAT as well.

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Exemptions under Turnover Tax regime

Turn over tax shall not apply to-:

  1. Rental income
  2. Management or professional or training fees; and
  3. Any income which is subject to a final withholding tax under the Income Tax Act such as qualifying dividends or qualifying interests
  • Additionally, Turnover tax does not apply to non-resident taxpayers

Can someone claim for expenses under Turnover Tax?

No expenses are allowed for deduction.

Turn over Tax is charged on the gross sales and is a final tax.

Benefits of Turnover Tax

  • Reduced record keeping expenses because TOT registered taxpayers are only required to keep daily gross sales records and daily purchase
  • Simplified filing and payment processes including payment through mobile phones – M-Service App
  • Reduced time for filing and paying taxes
  • Turnover Tax is a final tax
  • One is not required to file end of year Income Tax return on income subject to

Registration for Turnover Tax

Registration is done online through the iTax platform

• Login to iTax using your PIN and password via KRA

• Click on Registration module, select  ‘amend PIN details’

• Under section ‘A’ ,basic information click on yes under question ‘Do you want to register for TOT?’ 

• Under section ‘B’ Obligation details, select the date of registration of TOT and submit the application.

Due date for filling and paying of TOT

A person subject to turnover tax under this section shall submit a return and pay the tax due to the Commissioner on or before the twentieth day of the month following the end of the tax period.

• Login to KRA,

• Under the returns menu, select file return, then turnover tax and download the excel return,

• Complete the return and submit,

• After filing the return, go to the payment menu, select “payment”, select the amount payable, and generate a payment slip,

• Make the payment at a partner bank or through M-PESA.

Penalty for Turnover Tax

  • Late filing of TOT return attracts a penalty of 1,000 per month.
  • Late payment penalty is 5% of the tax due.
  • Interest on unpaid tax is 1% of the tax due.

You can now also file and pay your TOT using the new KRA M-service App.

StarTimes adds more kids’ channels in festive free upgrade offer

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StarTimes adds more kids’ channels in festive free upgrade offer

StarTimes Media has launched a festive season promotion that promises to bring more joy and entertainment to families across the country.

The pay-TV provider is offering a free upgrade on existing subscriptions, giving customers access to additional kids’ channels and premium content at no extra cost.

The campaign, running until January 15, automatically upgrades subscribers who renew their packages to a higher bouquet. The move is aimed at making the holiday season more exciting for children while ensuring adults also enjoy a wide range of entertainment.

StarTimes’ children’s lineup includes popular channels such as Boing, CBeebies, Baby TV, JimJam, among others, offering content that combines fun, learning, and creativity.

Speaking on the promotion, Robert Ouma, Public Relations Manager at StarTimes, said the campaign reflects the company’s appreciation for loyal customers.

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“This offer has been carefully curated to meet the needs of our customers, especially families whose children are already enjoying our kids’ programming. It is also a reward for loyalty, giving our subscribers more shows, more choice, and more value without pocket pain,” Ouma said.

While children enjoy expanded access to cartoons and educational programs, adults are not left out. Sports fans can follow live football action from LaLiga, the Bundesliga, and the Saudi Pro League, while lovers of reality TV, telenovelas, and lifestyle shows can tune in to popular content such as Hello Mr. Right.

StarTimes said the festive free upgrade underscores its commitment to delivering affordable, family-focused entertainment, encouraging subscribers to recharge and enjoy more shows for less during the Christmas season and into the New Year.

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