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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has published proposed regulations that would grant registered persons with disabilities a monthly income tax exemption of up to KSh 150,000, equivalent to KSh 1.8 million annually.
The draft Income Tax (Persons With Disabilities, Parents or Guardians Tax Exemptions) Regulations, 2026 outline a tiered exemption structure in which the level of relief depends on the nature and severity of a person's disability.
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Individuals with mild disabilities would not qualify for any exemption under the framework.
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KRA used visual impairment as an illustration of how the tiered system would operate.
A person who is completely blind would be entitled to the full exemption, while those with severe visual impairment would qualify for 60% of the relief, and those with moderate visual impairment for 30%.
Comparable scales would apply to speech, physical, mental, and autism-related disabilities.
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