Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: KRA assessed City Gas on a regulator's indicative prices and a presumption that every cylinder was sold at once, reaching back nearly a decade. The Tribunal and High Court held that without proof of fraud the old years were closed, and that the company's own records, which the authority had refused to examine, discharged its burden.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 4 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: A Mauritian fund sold its stake in Java House and paid no Kenyan tax, saying the deal was offshore. The Tribunal and High Court held the fund's real management sat in Nairobi, so the gain was Kenyan, though by then the company had no assets left to pay it.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 4 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: Nakuru Cement netted supplier rebates against purchases and filed no returns for five years. When the authority reconstructed the discounts from the manufacturers, the company had no ledgers to answer with, and the Tribunal and High Court confirmed KSh3,833,386,522.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 4 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: KRA built a KSh3 billion assessment from gaps between stamps bought, bottles bought and money banked. A tribunal threw it out on a theory nobody had pleaded; the High Court restored it and held the method sound.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 4 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: A Mauritian holding company sold a stake in Naivas for KSh5.2 billion, but the real decisions were made in Kenya. The tribunal held the company was a Kenyan tax resident and taxed the gain, then made a Kenyan arm pay it.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 3 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: The Kenya Roads Board said the interest it earned was road money and untaxable. The High Court held that interest is taxable unless an exemption is written plainly, and that a noble purpose is not one.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 3 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: Del Monte Kenya booked a 4.83% markup as a simple contract manufacturer while bearing the real risk. The tribunal held that the Kenyan grower, not the Swiss distributor, was the entrepreneur, and confirmed about KSh6.7 billion.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 4 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: Cale Infrastructure treated its import exemptions as lasting past completion, and relied on a Treasury promise to carry the tax. The High Court held the exemptions ended when the road opened and the liability stayed with the importer, and confirmed KSh6.9 billion.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 3 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: Hashi Energy argued its income belonged to the Congo, where the work happened. The High Court held that a Kenyan company running the contracts from Kenya is taxed in Kenya, and let a KSh7 billion bill stand.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 4 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: With its records in pieces, Paleah could not show which of KSh33 billion in bank deposits was not income. The tribunal held every unexplained deposit against it and confirmed a demand above KSh9.2 billion.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 4 min read · Paid
Precursor Executive Classroom𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎: Keroche believed a decade of accepted filings fixed how its drinks were taxed. The tribunal held that the product's composition and its undeclared processes decided the rate, not past practice, and confirmed a bill of KSh9,116,835,985.
Tax and financial judgement · 9 Nov 2026 · 5 min read · Paid
OpinionKenya’s economy expanded by 5.2% in the first half of 2026, yet two-thirds of Kenyans surveyed say their household finances are worse than before the 2022 election. Rising food prices, payroll deductions, government waste and expensive credit have widened the gap between economic growth and living standards. With the August 2027 election approaching, the government faces a test that GDP figures alone cannot answer: whether economic gains can reach the households paying for them.
Kenya we want · 6 Nov 2026 · 17 min read
