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The third day of the 7th Annual KIPPRA Conference on Industrialisation in Kisumu saw participants discuss a number of topics including waste management, quality standards, futures fore-sighting, data and demographics and industrialisation.
Researchers, policy makers, elected leaders, the youth and members of the academia, among other stakeholders, on Wednesday June 27, 2024, gathered for the second day of the 7th KIPPRA Regional Conference on industrialisation in Kisumu to chart the future of the nation’s industrial sector.
The 7th Annual KIPPRA Regional Conference on Industrialisation convened in Kisumu, bringing together industry leaders, policy makers, experts and other stakeholders.Under the theme the “Future of Industrialisation in Kenya: Pathways to Industrialisation in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), the conference kicked off on June 26.
Kenya has in the recent couple of days been engulfed in debate on the Finance Bill 2024. A debate that has united Kenyans and also enabled Government get valuable feedback from the citizenry.
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Kenyans got some relief after the government made changes to some of its tax proposals contained in the Finance Bill 2024 after listening to suggestions from the public. President William Ruto said the changes to the Finance Bill have taken into account the views of the people and other stakeholders during public participation sessions. The amendments include the removal of the proposed 16 per cent VAT on bread, transportation of sugar, financial services, foreign exchange transactions as well as the 2.5 per cent Motor Vehicle Tax. Read more
The National Treasury on Thursday presented the country’s Sh 3.9 trillion Budget for the financial year 2024/25, which seeks to enhance economic growth after a positive surge in 2023. Prof. Njuguna Ngung’u, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, said the Budget prioritises expanding the economy by 5.5 per cent, driven by continued support for agriculture, the digital economy and small businesses.