There is one tax planning strategy I have seen many people overlook.
Many overlook GOOD BOOKKEEPING.
I see many taxpayers continue to lose tax cases with KRA at the tax appeal tribunal. Because of one fatal mistake: POOR RECORD KEEPING.
They lose not because they did not have legitimate business expenses, but because they could not prove that they actually happened through proper documentation.
The common documentation problems usually include:
• Misplaced documents
• Missing supporting documents
• Transactions recorded under the wrong categories
• Poor bank reconciliations
• Poor transaction narrations
• And many others
You can have the best tax strategy in the world. But if your books are a mess, KRA will turn that mess into a tax bill.
So as you plan your taxes, make bookkeeping part of the strategy.
Invest in an A+ bookkeeper. If you can, hire one full time. If you cannot, outsource.
A good bookkeeper costs money. But not more than the taxman.
Finance Act 2026 has made eTIMS even more central to businesses.
The law now prohibits KRA from allowing deduction of expenses that are not supported by eTIMS invoices. There are a few exceptions, but that is the general rule.
That means you could end up paying higher taxes simply because a legitimate business expense, such as a whole year's rent, is rejected by KRA because the landlord did not give you eTIMS invoices in 2026.
So here's a simple eTIMS bookkeeping hack to protect yourself.
• Make this 1 rule non negotiable: No eTIMS invoice. No payment. Period.
Every time you pay a business expense, save three things together:
• eTIMS invoice
• Proof of payment
• Supplier details
At the end of every month, reconcile your bank/M-Pesa payments against your eTIMS invoices.
If you paid someone but can't find the eTIMS invoice, chase them immediately.
Don't wait until the 2027 tax filing season to discover that half your expenses can be deducted.
This photo says it all.
Most motorists are choosing the free alternative route instead of the Nairobi Expressway even if it means sitting in heavy traffic.
That’s exactly why every major road MUST have a non-tolled alternative, especially on the Rironi–Mau Summit corridor.
The current Rironi-Mau Summit route is already built by Taxpayers' money!!!
MAK's petition is simple:
You cannot force Kenyans to pay.
A public road must remain accessible to all, and this image proves motorists will always seek a free option.
Providing a genuine alternative route is not just fair, it’s necessary.
@Gesonso1 Where does a CS who we know his annual salary get Kes. 3 million to give out in Harambees if it's not stealing our tax money? Now that churchs are not taking their blood money, they have taken it to our Muslims brothers? 🤦🏿♂️
@DCI_Kenya As a Kenyan taxpayer, I am disappointed at your ineptitude to investigate cases with public interest and the speed you take to action political cases!