Kenya: Treasury to Include PAYE Review in Finance Bill 2026, CS Mbadi Confirms

The National Treasury has made a U-turn on its earlier plan to table a separate Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill ahead of the Finance Bill 2026, opting instead to merge the proposals into a single legislative process.

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, while appearing before the Budget and Appropriations Committee of the National Assembly, said the decision was informed by the short timeline remaining before the Finance Bill is presented to Parliament.

Mbadi noted that introducing a separate…