Growth in excise tax collections from key drivers such as alcohol, motor vehicles, and voice calls more than halved in the first half of the current financial year, signalling a loss of momentum in one of the government’s most dependable tax streams.
Data by the Treasury shows that excise receipts for the July–December 2025 period rose by a modest 4.31 percent to Sh223.4 billion from Sh214.2 billion a year earlier. This growth marked a steep decline compared to the 11.72 percent recorded in the same period of the previous financial year 2024/25.
