1. Counties Face KES 133Billion in Budget Crisis, MPs Warn

A new parliamentary report has exposed massive poverty in the counties, which requires a cash injection of Sh133 billion next year to help plug their budgetary deficits, if they are to function adequately. All the 47 counties can only raise Sh17 billion in revenue every year, far below the Sh150 billion needed to fund them, according to the Budget Watch report dated September 25.

2. List of Tax Deflaulters to Go Public

Those of you who will fail to remit their taxes to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will be named and shamed in public. Finance Minister Njeru Githae has introduced a clause in Kenya’s tax laws in an amendment to the Income Tax Act that will ensure that any person owing KRA shall be served with a notice through print media of national circulation.

3. Normal operations resume at Kenya Airways:

Operations at Kenya Airways have resumed after Kenya Airways pilots under their union, the Kenya Airlines Pilot Association reinstated their goodwill Sunday following consultations and agreement on the dispute on interpretation of some operating procedures with the management of Kenya Airways.

4. EAC integration process under threat from member states actions:

The East African Community secretary general, Amb Richard Sezibera, will today open a discussion in Kampala that is expected to shape the future of the EAC integration, amid threats of disharmony brought about by unilateral decisions made by member states.Traders have argued that KRA’s actions were outside the EAC spirit.

5. On Preferring Facebook Over Sex