Mbadi vows return of tax on second-hand clothes

The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has vowed to reintroduce taxation on second-hand clothing after it was removed from the Finance Bill 2026 by the National Assembly. Mbadi, while seeking to clarify key provisions of the Finance Bill 2026, noted that some aspects of the bill have been taken out of context with the aim of misleading the public. He added that there are no new taxes on mobile phones or bottled water, and said proposals to tax second-hand clothes came from sector players who wanted the process simplified.