Bitcoin Tax in Kenya (2026)

No crypto-specific ruleResearch in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-06

The full guide for this country is being researched

What is on this page is verified against the sources listed below. It records the tax authority, the governing rule, the shape of the regime and the reporting duty. Still to be added once our research is reviewed: exemptions. This regime sets no crypto rate, so none will be added.

No tax rule written for crypto

The sources below set no tax rule of their own for crypto. Gains are taxed, or not, under the general law the page names; where the authority publishes guidance or a reporting form, the page says so.

The Kenya Revenue Authority Foreign Investors Tax Guide states that individual income tax is charged on individual earnings whether business, employment, hobbies or other ventures, and that capital gains tax is charged at 5% of the gains earned on the transfer of property.

Regime: No crypto-specific rule
Tax authority: Kenya Revenue Authority
Framework: Foreign Investors Tax Guide
Reporting duty: The Foreign Investors Tax Guide states that returns are filed annually and that the due date for the individual return is 30th June every year.