The outbreak of COVID-19 has consequences for entrepreneurs doing business in or with Kenya. We provide an overview of useful information intended for everyone involved with agribusiness in Kenya. The agriculture team of the Netherlands embassy can answer further questions via [email protected].
Update 22 June 2020
- The Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development has published Guidelines for Business operations during COVID-19. The Guidelines are aimed at allowing businesses to reopen, whilst strictly observing the required measures they have to put in place to mitigate the spread of the virus. Businesses are expected to derive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) from the guidelines and implement these in addition to the various Coronavirus containment measures pronounced by the Ministry of Health. You can find the Guideline here.
- On Thursday 11 June 2020, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury presented his budget speech, which outlined Government plans for the 2020/2021 Financial year, starting 1 July 2020. Both PWC and Taxwise have analyzed the measures to give businesses insight into the implications of the proposed measures. See: PwC Analysis; Taxwise Africa Analysis.
- The Kenya Revenue Authority issued a directive on the requirement of the tax compliance certificate for suppliers of goods and services to projects, institutions and diplomatic posts. See this document for more details.
- Trade Mark East Africa compiled various reports on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Eastern & Southern African Trade can be found here.
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