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Kenya: Finance Bill 2026 Digital Tax Proposals Could Slow Financial Inclusion, Expert Warns

21 May 2026, 08:13 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A tax expert has warned that proposals in the Finance Bill 2026 to impose value-added tax on digital payment platforms could reverse years of progress in financial inclusion and digital commerce by discouraging the use of mobile money services such as M-Pesa.