Kenya: Treasury Tax Plan Targets Farm Produce, Drugs, and Green Tech

Nairobi — Kenyans may soon feel the pinch at the pharmacy, market, and even in their power bills if a raft of proposed tax changes in the Finance Bill 2025 sails through Parliament.

The National Treasury, under Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, is looking to widen the tax net by withdrawing VAT zero-rating from a number of essential goods and services.

Among the hardest hit would be the agriculture and health sectors. The Treasury is proposing to subject previously zero-rated goods–such as inputs…