Kenya is planning to put player withdrawals under a new tax structure for FY25/26, but not without some reservations from the country’s budgetary watchdog.
The Parliamentary Budget Office published an overview of the approved budget for the next financial year, which envisions increased gambling taxation to boost the Treasury’s coffers.
In particular, a change within the Finance Act 2025 will build on a previous provision under the Income Tax Act. The provision of this latter Act imposed a 20% tax on all net positive player winnings from betting, gaming, lotteries, and similar cash competitions – meaning the amount of the original stake was left untouched.
