Kenya has in the past three years signed double tax agreements with Iran; Kuwait; Seychelles; South Africa; Qatar; Korea; the United Arab Emirates (UAE); India; the Netherlands and Mauritius. ''This petition hopes to make the government reflect on its tax measures and seeks a remedy to current policy implementation of DTAs,’’ the lobby groups said. This was done under the guise of the local subsidiary paying the UK subsidiary for “IT and services” used in its Kenyan operations. TJNA intends to ensure that in future, similar tax negotiations are not in contravention with the laid down laws and procedures,’’ he said. The victory was, however, short-lived after President Uhuru Kenyatta flew to Port Louis the following month to sign another set of trade agreements, including a tax treaty.

Source: The Star September 25, 2020 10:52 UTC