Emma Nelima

Chic, outgoing and extremely assertive |
Retweets are endorsements

[Hon. Japheth Ouma @JaphethOtieno01]

Just incase this message never reached First lady Mama Rachael Ruto.

"Utalia kutushinda" Millie Odhiambo.

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

For the first time in history, Maina Kageni has abandoned love stories in his show to talk about Edwin Sifuna.

[Muthoni wa Muthomo @GlitteringAnge]

If Sifuna sees this he will shed a tear. Tumtag ama tuache alale?

[K24TV @K24Tv]

"Ndio maana sisi kama Linda Mwananchi tumesema hatuta pambana na hawa nzige wadogo tunaendea ile nzige iko statehouse kule juu, ili tusafishe hii nchi yetu..." - Sifuna

[Maxwell Asanyo🇰🇪 @maxwell_asanyo]

😅😅 ikiwa compiled it's funny asf😅
#SisiNdioSifuna

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

Edwin Sifuna with Baba when he was barred to enter DCI headquarters.

I can’t see Oburu Odinga,Juneth,Wanga and other noisy hornbills of Linda tumbo.

[Ademba Allans @Ademba_47]

Lichuma is always armed. Not with agun or any weapon but the constitution.

This is Davis Lichuma in 2024.

He is one of the most resilient comrades.

He has been missing since June 25TH.

Where is Davis Lichuma?

Please help raise voice.

#FreeLichuma

[Davji Bhimji Atellah @Davji]

Kenya is a sovereign republic, not a geopolitical isolation ward.

[Peris @Wambuib4sky]

They scrapped Linda mama and replaced it with Omba mama 🚮🚮

[Makau F. Mully @makaumully]

Ndindi Nyoro is spilling truth on fuel prices in a parliament that is perceived to be hostage of executive.

[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

[Ademba Allans @Ademba_47]

Sorry but @Wakabando wins. I almost rigged.

[Cyprian, Is Nyakundi @C_NyaKundiH]

Him again.

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

'I did it for all Kenyans,' Marathon Record Holder Sabastian Sawe speaks after landing at JKIA.

#NTVTonight

[LANDLORD🇰🇪 @bozgabi]

If you come across this post on your timeline kindly retweet widely. A child is missing 😔😔

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

And still ODM is singing 2tam and Baba is hereby confirmed was taken home.

He’s mocking Baba

[Billy @MwangiHub]

JUST IN 🚨

Bunge la Mwananchi Githurai President Wanjohi has reportedly been abducted in Kahawa Sukari by unknown individuals driving three Subaru vehicles. This brazen act cannot be ignored.

RETWEET WIDELY!!

[Masika @Masika_039]

Linda Tumbo watadhani hii ni AI.
Linda mwananchi is Unstopable.

[OTWOMA THE BRAND🇰🇪 @Isaac_Otwoma]

"I honestly miss my boss, if mzee was alive, we would be running around the country with him. “ - Edwin Sifuna

[Saitabao ole Kanchory @Saitabao]

Junet Iscariot Sn. 2. The plot thickens
#RutoMustGo