Senators in Kenya to get sh332m in supplementary budget
Senators are likely to get Sh332 million allocated to them in the Supplementary Budget. This is after some MPs campaigned to have the money meant for monitoring and oversight retained. A member of the Liaison Committee, which has been scrutinising the Sh49 billion mini-budget, told [...]
IILA SUBMISSION- NATIONAL BUDGET 2016- 2017 (Tobacco Taxes)
IILA has worked on tobacco control for over 10 years, first on advocacy for the enactment of the tobacco control Act, 2007 and more recently on effective implementation of the legislation. Worked on tobacco control for over 10 years. Over the last 5 years IILA [...]
Mental Health in Kenya from Whispers to Awareness
There are currently 81 psychiatrists for a population of 41.6 million Kenyans. Most of these are in private practice with around 25 psychiatrists located in the public sector and even then are concentrated within urban areas. Quite frankly, the treatment gap on mental health in [...]
President reinstates higher taxes on beer, cigarettes, used cars, juices and water
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reinstated the higher taxes on beer, cigarettes, used cars, juices and water after he rejected the lower duties proposed by MPs in the Excise Duty Bill, 2015. The President’s proposed higher taxes are contained in a memo to MPs following his [...]
Uhuru rejects proposed law on excise duty
Great news for Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta has declined to assent a law meant to manage collection of exercise duty until the National Treasury gives its input. Sources in Parliament told the Nation that the President had asked for more time to have Treasury Cabinet [...]
Press Release: Parliament vote on Excise Bill 2015 regarding Cigarette Taxation Counter productive
For Immediate Release 2nd September 2015 The International Institute for Legislative Affairs (IILA) is a not for profit organization that works with policy makers, government departments, members of parliament and other stakeholders to draft and lobby for pro- people legislation and policies. IILA has been [...]