African governments should not punish digital innovations but instead view them as key enablers to post Covid-19 economic recovery. Speaking while opening a two-day inaugural Africa Digital Summit in Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja termed Kenya's digital tax as combative. "The digital innovations especially in the financial sector provide much-needed transaction solutions while creating jobs. The Finance Act 2020 introduced a digital service tax (DST) on income from services provided through the digital marketplace in Kenya. The Africa Digital Summit in Nairobi has attracted participants both physical and virtual in almost 40 countries in the continent.

Source: The Star February 19, 2021 00:56 UTC