The ratification process of the new Kenya-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) is now complete following its publication in Kenya’s official gazette by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning on 30 June 2020. Mauritius now awaits the required notification from Kenya regarding its entry into force in line with Article 28 of the DTAA.

The key highlights of the DTAA are as follows:

Source: KPMG Kenya

It will be recalled that the DTAA was ratified in Mauritius on 10 December 2019 and that the local tax authorities have already sent the relevant notification to its Kenyan counterparts.

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