26/05/2026
Today we have continued high-level engagement with Members of Parliament following our appearance before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the Finance Bill 2026 last week. In collaboration with the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), we met female legislators. Our partners, the Kenya Human Rights Commission and Oxfam Kenya also attended this meeting.
Our submission emphasized the urgent need for Kenya to rethink its taxation model and progressively shift toward a fairer and more sustainable tax system.
Working with our partners we continue to advance the case for wealth taxation as an alternative pathway to domestic resource mobilization, one that reduces overreliance on consumption taxes that disproportionately burden ordinary households and small businesses.
As inequality widens and the cost of living remains high, Kenya must broaden the national conversation on equitable taxation, including how accumulated wealth, high-value assets, and speculative gains can contribute more meaningfully to national development.
We appreciate the engagement with legislators and remain committed to providing evidence-based policy analysis that supports fiscal justice, economic resilience, and inclusive growth. This meeting provided an opportunity to disseminate the Annual National Shadow Budget 2026/2027 recently launched by IPF, coming at an opportune moment before Parliament debates and pass the national budget.
➡️ Read our full submission to Parliament on the Finance Bill here:
https://ipfglobal.or.ke/finance-bill-2026-our-submission-to-parliament/
