How policy shift exposed Nova school at Tatu City to hefty tax demand

Nova Pioneer Tatu City Primary School in Kiambu County.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

A policy shift has left the privately owned, high-end Nova Pioneer Tatu City Primary School engaged in a rare legal battle to retain tax incentives granted by the State for investments in special economic zones (SEZs).

The school is employing every legal argument in its arsenal to save its $4.5 million (Sh582.7 million) investment from substantial taxation by the Kenya Kwanza administration, following a major policy change that exposed it to a potential tax demand.

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