Kenyans For Tax Justice

Kenyans For Tax Justice Community page for the Kenyan Tax Justice Initiative addressing tax justice in Kenya. Everyone is a t

Kenyans for Tax Justice

KfTJ is a grassroots social movement committed to addressing social and economic injustices in Kenya, with a particular focus on tax policy. It primarily works with marginalized communities in low-income areas and informal settlements, aiming to highlight how these policies, both directly and indirectly, impact their daily lives. The movement collaborates with individuals, networks, and organizations that share a common vision, ensuring that their efforts are driven by the voices, needs, and aspirations of the communities they represent, supported by thorough research and analysis. KfTJ began as a campaign in May 2013, sparked by the introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill, which proposed a 16% tax on essential goods such as food, fertilizer, exercise books, mobile phones, sanitary pads, and disability aids. The bill disproportionately affected the most vulnerable, prompting the launch of the ‘No Unga Tax’ campaign 2—unga representing a staple food in Kenya and becoming a powerful symbol of resistance against unjust taxation. This campaign served as the catalyst for the formation of
Kenyans for Tax Justice, uniting progressive individuals and grassroots organizers from various movements, including Bunge la Mwananchi (The People’s Parliament), Bunge la Wamama Mashinani (Women’s Grassroots Parliament), Women Collective Kenya, Disability Focus Africa, Kamukunji Youth Congress, Kenyan Asian Forum, Unga Revolution, and university students. Together, they rallied against unfair taxation policies that burdened the poorest communities
The campaign urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to reject this regressive VAT Bill, as it would exacerbate the struggles of low-income communities. Despite public opposition, the bill passed, but continued pressure from the movement eventually led to amendments exempting basic commodities from VAT. In this ongoing effort, raising awareness about the economic divide and exposing the narrative of the city of London’s intention to transform Kenya into a tax haven created space for open dialogue on tax justice. These discussions, along with critiques of the global 1%, paved the way for a Gen Z-led revolution in 2024. Kenyans for tax justice

https://therules.org/case-studies/noungatax/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2jj5mee1pmo

Since its inception, KfTJ has made significant progress in challenging unjust tax policies and advocating for fairer systems. By working alongside the communities most affected by these policies, the movement continues to play a critical role in advancing economic justice in Kenya.

01/05/2025

This Labour Day, We honor the hands that build, feed, heal, and resist. From farms to frontlines, kitchens to courtrooms, markets to marches—our labour is not only work, it's a lifeline. Here's to the women, the mothers, the workers, the dreamers—organizing, surviving, and thriving despite the system. We don’t just demand dignity in labour—we are redefining it. Power to all who labour for justice!
Kenyans For Tax Justice Mama Cash Center for Reproductive Rights Global Fund for Women Africans Rising African Women's Development Fund

29/04/2025
Join us for an afternoon of Poetry Reading and robust revolutionary conversations ✊🏽𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔.
29/04/2025

Join us for an afternoon of Poetry Reading and robust revolutionary conversations ✊🏽

𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔.

14/04/2025
26/03/2025

Join us, together with Feminist for Peace Rights and Justice Centre , as we explore the intersection of Water and SRHR.

Women Collective Kenya our comrades and members of our Movement are holding this important Water Festival this weekend a...
20/03/2025

Women Collective Kenya our comrades and members of our Movement are holding this important Water Festival this weekend and we are calling on all of you to join us in celebrating the World Water Day!

We stand with the great people of Kibera and fully endorse this statement!
08/03/2025

We stand with the great people of Kibera and fully endorse this statement!

Revolutionary Solidarity Message to All Militant Women of the WorldA Special Message from Kenyans for Tax Justice Social...
08/03/2025

Revolutionary Solidarity Message to All Militant Women of the World

A Special Message from Kenyans for Tax Justice Social Movement!

On this International Working Women's Day, we rise together in revolutionary solidarity to honor and celebrate the fearless, militant women across the globe who are at the forefront of the struggle for liberation, justice, and equality. You are the torchbearers of change, the architects of a new world, and the embodiment of resilience and power.

To the women who fight tirelessly against oppression, exploitation, and patriarchy—we see you. To the women who organize in their communities, who take to the streets, who challenge systems of power, and who demand a world rooted in love, care, peace, harmony, justice, and unity—we salute you. Your courage is our inspiration, your resistance is our strength, and your victories are our collective triumph.

We recognize that the struggle for women's liberation is inseparable from the struggle against capitalism, imperialism, racism, and all forms of systemic violence. You, the militant women of the world, understand this deeply. You are the ones who carry the weight of multiple oppressions, yet you rise, unbroken and unyielding, to dismantle these structures and build a future where all people can thrive.

Today, we celebrate not just the progress made, but the revolutionary spirit that drives us forward. We celebrate the women who lead movements, who nurture communities, who educate and empower, and who refuse to accept a world built on inequality and exploitation. We celebrate the mothers, the workers, the students, the artists, the activists, the warriors—the women who dare to dream of a better world and who fight to make that dream a reality.

As a movement, we stand with you. We stand with the women of Palestine, resisting occupation and apartheid. We stand with the women of Sudan, fighting for democracy and freedom. We stand with the women of Kurdistan, building a society based on radical democracy and gender liberation. We stand with the Indigenous women defending their lands and cultures against extraction and destruction. We stand with the migrant women, the incarcerated women, the q***r and trans women, and all those who face the sharpest edges of oppression.

Your struggles are our struggles. Your liberation is our liberation.

To the militant women of Kenya and the world, we say: your fight is our fight. We see the ways in which economic injustice disproportionately burdens women—through unpaid care work, exploitative labor conditions, and regressive tax policies that deepen inequality. We stand with you in demanding a fair and just tax system that prioritizes public services, healthcare, education, and social protection—systems that lift the burden off women and create a more equitable society.

We honor the Kenyan women who are organizing against corruption, austerity, and economic violence. We stand with the mothers, the farmers, the market vendors, the workers, and the activists who are leading the charge for a Kenya and a world where resources are shared equitably, and where women are free from the chains of poverty and exploitation.

On this day, we recommit ourselves to the fight for a world where no woman is exploited, oppressed, or silenced. A world where care and community are valued over profit and power. A world where love and solidarity are the foundations of our societies.

To all the militant women of the world: you are the revolution. Your fire ignites the path to freedom, and your strength fuels our collective power. Together, we will dismantle the old world and build a new one—a world of justice, equality, and boundless possibility.

In solidarity, in struggle, and in love,
We salute you.

Forward ever, backward never!
Revolution until victory!
From Kenya to the world, we rise together!





A government that budgets 3.1 Trillion on recurrent expenditure rather than development is a government that has no busi...
11/02/2025

A government that budgets 3.1 Trillion on recurrent expenditure rather than development is a government that has no business being in power. 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔.

Occupy People's Assembly at YMCA Shauri Moyo from 1pm to 5pm𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔.
29/10/2024

Occupy People's Assembly at YMCA Shauri Moyo from 1pm to 5pm

𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔.

27/10/2024

Kenyans For Tax Justice Stands in Solidarity with comrade Boniface Mwangi in this repressive state oppression and intimidation.



Can you imagine the irony of poverty stricken people dying from the very thing they fight tooth and nail to get a drop o...
01/05/2024

Can you imagine the irony of poverty stricken people dying from the very thing they fight tooth and nail to get a drop of – water! But this is not just water, it is an ongoing state of intense floods that have left us devastated and mourning. Mathare Slum in Nairobi is indeed a good example of the structural violence of capitalism and the inequality it perpetuates... in the midst of all this madness, Jecinta and Mama Victor breathe no more. Like countless others, these comrades are victims of a system that betrayed them and their aspirations."

https://mwamko.org/the-climate-crisis-as-a-collective-struggle-dispatch-from-a-flooding-nairobi/

Kinuthia Ndung’u & Nicholas Mwangi. This essay is dedicated to the memory of Mama Victor (pictured in above image) and Jacinta Adhiambo. Despite both being trapped in a cycle of poverty and the structural violence of a system that claimed the lives of their sons through extra-judicial killings, an...

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