Alex Gitau♕

To dream and build, to fail and to succeed...🇰🇪🇬🇧
(founder at Oak Tree Ventures Group @OTVG_KE)

[Alex Gitau♕ @MrcertifiedCeo]

We're on the brink of a crisis, and everything we value is up for grabs. We're being auctioned off to the highest bidder. #REJECTFİNANCEBİLL2024

[Eric Muriuki @Benign_Overlord]

THE LAND LAWS AMENDMENT BILL, NO. 2 OF 2023

This is a thread highlighting the (evil) amendments proposed to be introduced to our land laws by "the Bill".

1/ Section 48 of the amendment bill introduces an amendment to the Land Act, no 6 of 2012 by introducing Section 28A

[Mary Kathomi @MaryK2022]

DUTCH COURT MOVES FORWARD: COVID JABS OFFICIALLY LABELED BIOWEAPONS in Historic Case Against Bill Gates & Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla!
For the FIRST TIME EVER, a Dutch court has heard sworn evidence that the mRNA “vaccines” are military bioweapons — not medicine.
The late Professor Francis Boyle — the world’s top bioweapons expert who literally drafted the U.S. Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act — was set to testify against Gates, Bourla and the rest of the “Architects of the Great Reset.”
In his damning affidavit, Boyle called the COVID injections “franken-shots” — synthetic biological weapons packed with illegal gain-of-function spike proteins and Pentagon/DARPA nanotechnology delivery systems designed to cause massive injury and death.
Then, just days after agreeing to testify under oath in this very case… Professor Boyle was found dead.
Coincidence? Or convenient silencing of the one man who could legally define these shots as bioweapons under international law?
His final testimony is now court evidence. Plaintiffs injured (and one now dead) from the jabs are suing Gates, Bourla, former Dutch PM Mark Rutte and others for crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute.
The court has ordered Gates and Bourla to appear and answer for this. NEXT COURT DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2026.
WHAT WAS CALLED “CONSPIRACY THEORY” IS NOW OFFICIAL COURT EVIDENCE.
This is Nuremberg 2.0 unfolding in real time.
The Great Reset is crumbling. The architects are being dragged into the light

[Julians Amboko @AmbokoJH]

UPDATE: The Revenue Authority is lining up a number of changes to buttress Finance Act 2026's introduction of phased out Income Tax Return filing (see quoted tweet).

The authority says it will:

· Abandon the excel file based filing in favour of a purely web based filing system. So taxpayers won't be downloading

· Expand the scope of the AI-powered virtual assistant, Shuru, for more complex filing

· Upgrade iTax ahead of April 30th, 2027 which will be the debut phase of staggered filing of income tax returns

PS:

· Worth noting the authority says there shall be no Incomes & Expenses Validation for the 2026 year of income, apparently it was only for 2025
· Question, how does this align with the Finance Act 2026 amendment to Sec75 of the Tax Procedures Act?
· If the law provides that the taxpayer has the right to confirm or amend a pre-populated return, doesn't it follow that there shall be a validation exercise accompanying this in the case where an amendment is done?

[Mwango Capital @MwangoCapital]

Safaricom’s Board has issued an explanatory memorandum on the 14 special resolutions proposed by Vodafone Kenya Limited for the 31 July 2026 AGM.

A few things to note:
—Vodafone Kenya’s requisition was received on 6 July 2026, just 25 days before the AGM and less than the usual six-week notice period; however, because it was received before the AGM notice was issued, it remained valid under the Companies Act.
—Each amendment will be voted on separately and will pass only if approved by at least 75% of votes cast by eligible shareholders, in person or by proxy, with voting conducted by poll.
—The Board has made no recommendation on the resolutions and has disclosed that some directors are nominees of Vodacom and the Government and therefore have interests in the proposals.
—Vodacom and the Government remain entitled to vote on the resolutions despite their direct interests in the proposed amendments.

[I am Chege @_James041]

Every legal practitioner, every Forester, every active citizen, every Kenyan,

Must come out and speak for Esther Wairimu Keige.

Esther Wairimu was a 54 year old senior Legal Officer , Kenya Forest Service, stationed at Karura Forest

Esther was abducted three weeks ago and she has been found dead.

We cannot normalize abductions and murder in this country.

Enough is Enough!

If this post appears on your TL, reply with the hashtag #JusticeForEstherWairimu #EndAbductionsKe

[Alex Gitau♕ @MrcertifiedCeo]

I use NALA to send money home, along with 500,000 others. Join with code: ALEXWAWERU https://t.co/sYcWn2aGQU

[Finance Historian @BoardLotSultan]

The Family Bank Listing: The story behind the headlines:
➡️How did a mid-tier lender go from 3 failed private placements to a surging NSE debut?
➡️It wasn't just organic growth—it was a high-conviction 81.3 million share play by Mansa-X.
➡️Standard Investment Bank didn't just invest; they saved the listing. Here is how they did it. 🧵
https://t.co/tYzLKDHFnN
#MansaX #FamilyBankIPO #InvestKenya

[Rohit @ai_rohitt]

INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT.

This 1 hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.

Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.

[Ian Wafula @Ian_Wafula]

We found evidence of construction going on inside the Nairobi National Park but @KWSKenya just confiscated our drone. Currently protests by lobby groups and environmentalists are going on over the construction.

[Bharat Thakrar @bharatthakrar]

I built this company. I've watched its value fall 62% in four years. Today its minority shareholders vote to hold the board to account, a vote we cannot win but will not stay silent on. Here's why. #WPPScangroup, @WPP

[Africa Uncensored @AfUncensored]

On March 10, Daily Nation published “Sh50 Billion SHA Rip-off.”
Within hours, the hashtag #DailyNationSHALies exploded to 5,409 posts in a single day from just 427 accounts. By the next day, activity crashed.

This wasn’t organic outrage. It was a coordinated campaign. #PigaFirimbi

[Mary Kathomi @MaryK2022]

Finance Bill.2026

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has just made a massive ruling on YOUR pension money.

Attorney General Dorcas Oduor and 3 others LOST the case while defending the government’s position.

For years, the government treated pension money deducted from workers’ salaries as if it were public money.

That is why pension schemes faced endless bureaucracy, procurement rules, delays, and costly approvals before investing your savings.

The Association of Retirement Benefits Schemes challenged this in court.

They lost in the High Court.
Lost again in the Court of Appeal.
But on 15th May 2026, the Supreme Court finally ruled in their favour.

The court declared that pension schemes sponsored by public entities and state corporations are PRIVATE TRUSTS, not government money.

Meaning?

Your pension is YOUR money.
Not the government’s.

Trustees can now invest faster, avoid unnecessary procurement bureaucracy, and potentially grow retirement savings better for millions of Kenyans.
This is one of the biggest financial rulings most wananchi have never heard about.

[Dr. Miguna Miguna @MigunaMiguna]

Russia never colonized Africa. Russia never plundered Africa. Russia never enslaved Africans. France did all these plus more. So, shut up, @EmmanuelMacron!

[Stephen Mutoro @smutoro]

EXECUTIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST — DOCUMENTED
President William Ruto’s Kwae Island Development Ltd (KIDL), operated alongside sister company Rotorjet Aviation at Wilson Airport, runs a multi-billion helicopter empire — including Airbus H130, H145, and H125 models — that is leased directly to the same government ministries and agencies he leads.
🫆The timing is telling: as the #FinanceBill2026 proposes VAT exemptions for aircraft and helicopter parts under Section 88, KIDL stands to benefit directly as an active helicopter importer and operator.
🫆With choppers valued at over Sh2.6B, KIDL has previously chartered aircraft to KPLC, KPC, and the Energy Ministry — public entities under Ruto’s executive authority.
🫆This is not a one-off. This is institutionalised self-dealing — a sitting President writing tax policy while personally profiting from the same sector, using State resources to enrich State-linked private assets.
🫆Parliament is silent. EACC is absent. The Constitution is clear.
🫆Article 73 demands integrity. Article 75 prohibits conflicts of interest. Who is enforcing them?
🇰🇪 #KOX #RejectFinanceBill2026

[Finance Historian @BoardLotSultan]

Starting a Beef Feedlot in Kajiado County:

Am building a 20 steers feedlot in Kajiado, I have aggregated information over time.

☑️Let’s dive deeper into the mechanics of the Beef Feedlot business in Kenya—specifically how to turn lean cattle into premium beef. 🧵 1/n

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

🇰🇪 EXPOSED: France got humiliatingly kicked out of the Sahel for decades of neo-colonial plunder, military bases, and resource extraction.
Now Macron is in Nairobi, smiling with Ruto at State House as they secretly sign 11 new “instruments” between Kenya and France.

No public details. No debate in Parliament. No explanation to suffering Kenyans paying killer taxes.

This isn’t “partnership.”
This is Françafrique 2.0 — hunting for new hosts after West Africa said “enough.”

Kenya is NOT for sale, Africa is NOT for sale.

What exactly did Ruto sign away? Our sovereignty? Our resources? Our future?

Kenyans deserve full transparency NOW.

[Stephen Mutoro @smutoro]

Finance Bill 2026: Ruto’s “Forgetful Warthog” Moment 🐗
🔁 Deja Vu — What He Clearly Didn’t Learn
🫆The 2024 Finance Bill triggered massive Gen Z protests that forced govt into full retreat — yet here we are, same playbook, 2 years later
🫆A 23-year-old protest organiser says it best: “We are not the same people who protested in 2024. We are worse off”
🫆Inflation is at a 2-year high — the worst possible moment to pile new taxes on ordinary Kenyans
🫆Budget deficit has worsened from 4.7% to 5.3% of GDP — meaning the fiscal mismanagement continues unabated

💸 The Pain Points — What Gets Taxed Now
🫆Mobile phones — 25% excise duty
🫆Bottled water — Sh6.41 per litre, despite unreliable tap water supply
🫆Fruit juices — Sh14.14 per litre (unsweetened); Sh20 per litre (with sugar)
🫆Mitumba clothes — 5% customs value levy, hitting the poorest hardest
🫆Imported furniture — 30% excise duty
🫆Ceramic sinks, toilets, urinals — 5% of excisable value or Sh50, whichever higher
🫆Crypto & digital wallets — 10% excise duty on every transaction fee
🫆Gambling winnings — 20% withholding tax

🏦 The Card Swipe Trap
🫆Interchange and merchant fees (Visa, Mastercard, mobile payment networks) now taxable as royalties
🫆Every debit/credit card swipe could attract two separate taxes
🫆Banks will pass costs to merchants → merchants pass to consumers
🫆Small shopkeepers risk financial ruin if electronic invoicing systems malfunction

⚖️ KRA’s Expanded Draconian Powers
🫆Commissioner can re-open any transaction for up to 5 years — a 5-year look-back with no upper limit
🫆KRA can generate pre-populated tax returns using your electronic data — shifting burden of proof: you must disprove what KRA says you owe
🫆Penalty for non-compliance with electronic tax system: higher of twice the tax due or Sh100,000 (Sh10,000 for individuals)
🫆Tax filing deadline moved from June to April — shrinking compliance window dramatically
🫆Nil returns now due by January 31 — squeezing small businesses with limited capacity

🏠 Landlords & Renters Feel It Too
🫆Residential rental income tax raised from 7.5% to 10%
🫆Non-resident rental income (foreigners earning from Kenyan property) taxed at 30% — landlords will simply pass this to tenants as higher rents

🎰 Gambling Gets Squeezed
🫆Betting & gaming excise of 5% on every deposit
🫆Gambling winnings subject to 20% withholding tax
🫆A Sh1,000 bet that wins Sh10,000 = govt takes Sh2,000 immediately plus 5% on deposit plus existing excise — total tax Sh4,050 on one transaction

💊 Even Medicine Gets Hit
🫆Previous excise exemption for glass bottles used for pharmaceutical products removed — meaning medicines get more expensive

🔑 The Revenue Target vs. Reality Gap
🫆Govt targets Sh3.63T in 2026/27 — an ambitious figure against a backdrop of economic pain
🫆Yet the budget deficit grows, suggesting revenue collection failures, not just revenue shortfalls
🫆The road maintenance levy on fuel has been halved from Sh3 to Sh1.50 per litre — the only genuine relief in the entire Bill

🔥 Political Recklessness — The 2027 Election Gamble
🫆Elections are next year — introducing punitive taxes now is political self-destruction
🫆Gen Z is angrier, more organised, and explicitly says: “They think we are tired. They are wrong”
🫆”The Standard” correctly calls this “tone-deaf” — a president who either doesn’t remember 2024 or doesn’t care

[Pesa Wall @PesaWall]

BAT Kenya sold Sh154m worth of modern nicotine pouches, VELO, after resuming its sale in the second half of last year.

[WithoutHistory @WithoutHistory]

WOW!! Russians celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Patrice Lumumba.

Have you ever seen that in ANY western country?

[Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8]

The Finance Bill, 2026 was published on 30th April and is now before Parliament and every Kenyan deserves to know what is in it.

The government targets Ksh3.63 trillion in revenue for 2026/27 and a wider budget deficit of 5.3% of GDP in the 2026/27 fiscal year (July-June) up from 4.7% in 2025/26. These are not unreasonable fiscal objectives but the manner in which the burden of achieving them is distributed is a cause for serious concern.

On tax filing timelines, the Bill moves the income tax return deadline to April 30th which is two months earlier than the current June 30th and compresses nil return filing to January 31st. This reduces the time available for audit completion, cash flow planning and compliance. For small businesses and individual traders, this is not administrative reform. It is an additional compliance cost they can ill afford.

On mitumba, the Bill inserts a new Section 12H into the Income Tax Act which deems profit at 5% of customs value payable upfront before goods are released by KRA as a final tax. A trader importing a bale worth Ksh1 million pays Ksh50,000 regardless of whether they make a profit or a loss. I cannot in good conscience describe this as equitable.

 The Bill increases residential rental income tax from 7.5% to 10%. Absent a serious enforcement framework, this will drive non-compliance rather than revenue. The government must fix the enforcement gap before it increases the rate. One without the other is burden-shifting.

On digital financial services, the Bill removes existing VAT exemptions on money transfers and payment processing. These are the tools of financial inclusion that millions of Kenyans including the very people this government says it wants to reach rely on daily. Making them more expensive will not serve the objective of a broader tax base.

 By including interchange and merchant service fees within the definition of management or professional fees for withholding tax purposes, the Bill introduces a compliance burden into automated banking processes. That burden will be passed on to businesses and ultimately to consumers.

The amendment to Section 24 of the Income Tax Act empowers KRA to deem at least 60% of a company's undistributed income as dividends for tax purposes. This fails to account for legitimate decisions on reinvestment, working capital and business growth. It is a retrogressive measure that sends the wrong signal to the investors Kenya needs.

A 25% excise duty on telephones for cellular and wireless networks is proposed. A phone is not a luxury. It is how Kenyans bank, communicate, conduct business and access government services. Parliament must interrogate this carefully.

On PAYE, Kenyans were led to expect relief and a restructuring of the tax bands to ease the burden on salaried workers. That proposal does not appear in this Bill. That is not a minor omission. An explanation is owed to every employed Kenyan who was waiting for it.

To be fair, the Bill is not without merit. The reduction of corporate tax for non-resident companies from 37.5% to 30% improves our investment climate. The extension of the tax amnesty to cover liabilities up to 31st December 2025 provides a genuine and welcome pathway to compliance. VAT exemptions on electric buses, bicycles, dialysers, animal feed raw materials and PPP infrastructure are sensible measures. The clarity introduced on trust taxation ensuring beneficiaries are not taxed on income already taxed at the trust level and the recognition of gratuity contributions as exempt income are also steps in the right direction.

Be that as it may, we cannot afford a repeat of June 2024. Parliament must discharge its oversight role with the seriousness this moment demands. They should not merely rubber-stamp what the Treasury has placed before it. Every clause must be scrutinised. Every punitive or ambiguous provision must be rejected or amended.

#FinanceBill2026 #PublicParticipation