KARIBU KENYA - UNON - the United Nations Office at Nairobi

VAT Exemptions
Internationally recruited staff are exempted from paying Value Added Tax on
most locally purchased goods and services, with the exception of building
materials and large electrical equipment (eg. televisions, cookers and computers).
VAT exemption applications must be submitted to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs through the HCRU or your Protocol Offices. Claims for VAT
refunds by new staff members who join the UN during the year are processed
at the beginning of the following year.
The UN Cooperative Society
All UN employees, whether locally or internationally recruited, are entitled
to membership of the United Nations Cooperative Society, which has registered
more than 2,500 members since its establishment in 1975. As well as
helping employees to save part of their income, the society permits members
to borrow up to three times their standing contribution in the purchase of a
house, car or other important asset. After one has been a member for six
months, they become eligible to apply for three types of loans:‘normal loan’
repayable over four years, ‘emergency loans’ repayable over 12 months, or
‘instant loans’, which can be provided in 24 hours and must be repaid in six
months. Loans are available up to a maximum of Ksh 6 million. For more
details about the society, call 622700/2 or email unsacco@unon.org.
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