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[Absolute Joy]

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[Slowalk]

Thanks for explaining it. I heard the idea from an American YouTuber based in Nairobi. He talks about saving his restaurant bills etc. And taking them to the airport and getting paid back. Here is the link to the video start where he talks about it. https://youtu.be/cKJX7UocYtQ?si=nxaREfGhF_meKvQv&t=1768.

The suggestion is worse than STUPID: Upon exiting Kenya, tourists take all your restaurant receipts to an office at NBO and ask for a refund of the VAT.

[AttilaTheHun]

VAT Refund Kenya Export.

**No, you cannot claim a VAT refund on goods purchased in Kenya for export*.

Kenya does not have a VAT refund scheme for tourists or individuals purchasing goods within the country and taking them out. Unlike some countries (e. G. , EU nations), Kenya does not allow **non-residents** to reclaim VAT on goods bought locally and exported. The VAT paid on purchases is considered final and non-refundable.

# Key Points:

- **VAT is not refundable** for travelers leaving Kenya, regardless of the value of goods purchased.

- **VAT is charged at the point of sale** on goods and services in Kenya and is not recoverable unless you are a registered business claiming input VAT on business-related purchases.

- **Only businesses** can reclaim VAT on purchases if they are VAT-registered and the goods / services are used for taxable supplies.

- **Exporters** may benefit from zero-rating of exports, which allows them to claim refunds of input VAT paid on goods and services used in making those exports, but this applies only to registered businesses, not individuals.

In short, if you're a tourist or individual buying goods in Kenya and leaving the country, **you cannot get VAT back** on those purchases.

Thanks for explaining it. I heard the idea from an American YouTuber based in Nairobi. He talks about saving his restaurant bills etc. And taking them to the airport and getting paid back. Here is the link to the video start where he talks about it. https://youtu.be/cKJX7UocYtQ?si=nxaREfGhF_meKvQv&t=1768.

[PookyMan]

Do any of you take your receipts to the airport when you travel out of the country to reclaim your value added tax? That's a tax added to your restaurant bills also, and it adds up. Any experience on that?

VAT Refund Kenya Export.

**No, you cannot claim a VAT refund on goods purchased in Kenya for export*.

Kenya does not have a VAT refund scheme for tourists or individuals purchasing goods within the country and taking them out. Unlike some countries (e. G. , EU nations), Kenya does not allow **non-residents** to reclaim VAT on goods bought locally and exported. The VAT paid on purchases is considered final and non-refundable.

# Key Points:

- **VAT is not refundable** for travelers leaving Kenya, regardless of the value of goods purchased.

- **VAT is charged at the point of sale** on goods and services in Kenya and is not recoverable unless you are a registered business claiming input VAT on business-related purchases.

- **Only businesses** can reclaim VAT on purchases if they are VAT-registered and the goods / services are used for taxable supplies.

- **Exporters** may benefit from zero-rating of exports, which allows them to claim refunds of input VAT paid on goods and services used in making those exports, but this applies only to registered businesses, not individuals.

In short, if you're a tourist or individual buying goods in Kenya and leaving the country, **you cannot get VAT back** on those purchases.

[AttilaTheHun]

Do any of you take your receipts to the airport when you travel out of the country to reclaim your value added tax? That's a tax added to your restaurant bills also, and it adds up. Any experience on that?

[Leblon]

Are there any short time hotels near to Big Tree? Love hotels you can rent for the hrs. Is Jambo Bora Bora is one of those places? I guess you just snatched a 2 k special at Big Tree and took her there for a ST. It must cost less than Big Tree's rates. I haven't done any ST time yet. My girls are the same in the last 3 years! It's time for me to adventure a little bit but I won't bring an ST girl to my place.

Jambo Bora Bora is restaurant name, but on this same big building was also hotel, same owner. Entrance was on the Malindi side. But I don't know if it is still working? Probably, rooms are still there. If so, I recommend to take bigger room, even that was too small. Google maps shows that in this building is something like "Ocean Breeze Guest House". Could be closed for Ramadan, which is starting soon.

When I was located in Big Tree once, I went to Bamburi to short time hotel, because I had session with one Big Tree employee. That hotel was good and nice, but unfortunately I can't remember name. It was in quite beginning of the Bamburi community. People from Bamburi should know, and taxi drivers, and working girls from Big Tree. I think there are several hotels in Bamburi offering short time rooms.

I think that would be good solution for the short time with Big Tree girls.

In Mtwapa, I used to go to short time hotel called Joy. That is opposite of Casourina. That was very rough place, but it seemed to have lot of visitors. It is still there, I can see their neon sign.

Working girls should have this information, it is part of their work. They tell each others where are most convenient short time places.

[Zimzam]

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https://www.malindikenya.net/en/arti...alindino-.html

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Thanks for the link. The article really says it all.

Mr. Mario really was a hard working man. In all aspects.

[AttilaTheHun]

Three days ago, I rode my motorcycle through a village outside Bungoma. I rode through a crowd of people of all sexes and ages. They were surrounding a 17 year old boy they just had tortured and killed. I'm a bit traumatized. He was laying on his back, arms extended in the air, body half burnt with two nails through the forehead of his skull. I was told he was a serial thief and was warned many times to desist. I guess it was 75 percent of that community and are still hunting his partner.

I hear of this happening about twice per year but that was the first I witnessed it.

Are you riding an Indian made motorcycle in Kenya? I guess the taller models like the Hero XPulse. Currently holds the highest stock seat heights among Indian-made bikes in Kenya. Do you rent them?

[AttilaTheHun]

Surely this is Jambo Bora Bora, which is next to Bora Bora petrol station. Bora Bora is this where the road to Big Tree starts, where is ex-Cheers, other side of the Malindi road is Bora Bora police station.

Jambo Bora Bora is good restaurant, you get grilled chicken and fish fast and cheap and food taste good. I think pork is not on the menu since owner is so religious that restaurant is closed during whole Ramandan. So after 5 days.

Many musungus visit Jambo Bora Bora, many Big Tree customers also. I used to do that also, I got tired of waiting food in Big Tree. But after some renovations in Big Tree kitchen, food does not take so long, nowadays I am good boy and eat my food in Big Tree.

By the way, old restaurant of the Jambo Bora Bora is closed because of the road work. This current is in the same building next to old one. This big building has one owner, he owns and rents all the small business shops in this big building. There is small hotel also there or at least there was. I went there couple of time with some girls for short time. Cheapest room, rooms and bed for one person were so small that it was difficult to do the task.

Are there any short time hotels near to Big Tree? Love hotels you can rent for the hrs. Is Jambo Bora Bora is one of those places? I guess you just snatched a 2 k special at Big Tree and took her there for a ST. It must cost less than Big Tree's rates. I haven't done any ST time yet. My girls are the same in the last 3 years! It's time for me to adventure a little bit but I won't bring an ST girl to my place.

[Leblon]

LeBlon wrote:

"Talking about other big party, I heard that Watamu Papa Remo has over thousand every Saturday (thousands?) , people from Mombasa go there just for that party. On Firday, Speedys bar in Watamu has 500 people. Papa Remo closes for the slow season, maybe after a month?

Does anyone know what happened to Pata Pata in Malindi. ?

It was a restaurant and a nightclub on the beach run by an Italian, who was the Big Shot in Malindi, with Hummer and all.

The Pata Pata nightclub was always busy. I think the guy also ran the Buddha nightclub in the shopping mall.

That is until he was deported to Italy in handcuffs, as he was wanted in Italy, Sardinia, for a multi million dollar tax fraud.

I don't know about Malindi and Pata Pata. Google Maps found Pata Pata road, but not club.

Mr Pata Pata seems to be died couple of years ago.

https://www.malindikenya.net/en/arti...alindino-.html

Actually, also Big Tree owner was kicked out from Kenya, was it a ten years ago? Sell of white powder to his Italian customers. There were several of club owners at that time who got a few hours to leave the country and 15 year of ban to arrive to Kenya. Cave owner was one of them? Cave is now with different name.

[Zimzam]

LeBlon wrote:

"Talking about other big party, I heard that Watamu Papa Remo has over thousand every Saturday (thousands?) , people from Mombasa go there just for that party. On Firday, Speedys bar in Watamu has 500 people. Papa Remo closes for the slow season, maybe after a month?

Does anyone know what happened to Pata Pata in Malindi. ?

It was a restaurant and a nightclub on the beach run by an Italian, who was the Big Shot in Malindi, with Hummer and all.

The Pata Pata nightclub was always busy. I think the guy also ran the Buddha nightclub in the shopping mall.

That is until he was deported to Italy in handcuffs, as he was wanted in Italy, Sardinia, for a multi million dollar tax fraud.

[Leblon]

Lot of negative critics about Big Tree. Big Tree is one of the central places for the musungus or expats in Mombasa. Some people go there daily from Mtwapa, to chill out, to go to beach, to eat or to look for girls.

In my opinion, best places to find girls are Big Tree in the daytime and evening and Casourina at night. You can spend short vacation by going to just these two places.

I had not realize that smoking is prohibited in the terrace or balcony, that is good. I hope smoking would be banned in all bars and clubs like in developed countries. Or just these electric cigarettes allowed, they and their users don't smell so bad.

What I want to complain in Big Tree is noise, four days a week music is too loud. I hope that other people would complain about this to management, not only me.

In Big Tree, on Wednesday there is two pizza with one prize, lot of people come. I don't understand why music need to be loud on this day.

Friday, twerking. Saturday is bikini show, I like it more than twerking. Sunday, family show, football, piano dancing. Piano dancing has been lately boys only, boring. Those four days are busiest in Big Tree.

In last days there has been cold wind coming from the sea, then there are not many people.

There are some girls that are frequenting Big Tree, especially girls from Bamburi community come there. Also girls that you meet at night in Casourina, you can find them often in Big Tree.

Also just commong girls come there to have some beach life and maybe to meet musungu, you can get a phone number easily. Eventually you need to spend money for these common gilrs also, easier just to go to professional, and faster.

Food don't take so long than it took in all previous years, that was really terrible. Some improvement have been done in kitchen at some point. Of the chairs for sunbathing I never use so I don't know anything. Toscana has good food? When I have walked by Toscana, I have looked from the entrance, it has always looked very boring, some musungus and mostly local people. No girls.

Some people say that Safari Inn has best food of the common musungu places. Some has said that Eagle Nest. Me myself, I eat either in Big Tree or Eagle Nest, since I visit them so often anyway.

There are couple of members that like to report all crimes scenes in Mombasa. Couple of weeks ago there was Captain Morgan party in Big Tree, I was also there. After midnigth, people were totally wasted and drunk, and a lot of mobile phone was stolen. I was one of those totally drunk people, but luckily I have visited local taylor and paid her 200 shillings to extend pockets in all my shorts. So it is not easy to steal phone or wallet from me. Party was lot of fun except I am not sure what happened at the end.

Talking about big party, last Saturday after Big Tree bikini party I went to Al Capone. It is new and very big place. It was full of people, and more were coming. I drunk my usual one beer and walked place around. That place is for people in groups, not guy like me who is going alone and looking for girls. There is no bar or dance floor. It is difficult to go to the group and talk to girl. Maybe if there is only two or three girls in a group.

Talking about other big party, I heard that Watamu Papa Remo has over thousand every Saturday (thousands?) , people from Mombasa go there just for that party. On Firday, Speedys bar in Watamu has 500 people. Papa Remo closes for the slow season, maybe after a month?

Big Tree accommodation and hotel rooms. Rooms are very simple and old and water is salty. Still, guys like me and you, mongerers, they keep rooms occupied, it is actually difficult to get room from Big Tree. Their higs season (double prizes in Christmas / New Years) starts much earlier and ends much later than other hotels. I recommend those who come to Kenya first time not to take room from there, take instead of neigboring Azul or Sheratton, they have normal luxury in their rooms. I prefer Big Tree.

[Leblon]

Where is Bora Bora? Has it reopened? I know about Toscana, and It's conveniently located close to Big Tree.

Surely this is Jambo Bora Bora, which is next to Bora Bora petrol station. Bora Bora is this where the road to Big Tree starts, where is ex-Cheers, other side of the Malindi road is Bora Bora police station.

Jambo Bora Bora is good restaurant, you get grilled chicken and fish fast and cheap and food taste good. I think pork is not on the menu since owner is so religious that restaurant is closed during whole Ramandan. So after 5 days.

Many musungus visit Jambo Bora Bora, many Big Tree customers also. I used to do that also, I got tired of waiting food in Big Tree. But after some renovations in Big Tree kitchen, food does not take so long, nowadays I am good boy and eat my food in Big Tree.

By the way, old restaurant of the Jambo Bora Bora is closed because of the road work. This current is in the same building next to old one. This big building has one owner, he owns and rents all the small business shops in this big building. There is small hotel also there or at least there was. I went there couple of time with some girls for short time. Cheapest room, rooms and bed for one person were so small that it was difficult to do the task.

[Mombie75]

Where is Bora Bora? Has it reopened? I know about Toscana, and It's conveniently located close to Big Tree.

Bora bora is the area where the petrol station is just off the main road as you would go to go to Big Tree. If you ever use a matatu the stage for Big Tree or Cheers when it was there is Bora bora. It had a night club of that name there many years ago.

[Absolute Joy]

Where is Bora Bora? Has it reopened? I know about Toscana, and It's conveniently located close to Big Tree.

It's called Jambo Bora Bora and it's right next to the gas station. The food is good and the staff is friendly, accommodating and fast.

Quite the opposite of BigTree. At the BigTree you only go to occupy a chair and drink a coffee. Or to take a prostitute.

But we are talking about low-ranking prostitutes, those with 2000 shillings, low laborers.