Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Stories

KRA races against time to bridge Sh1.07 trillion revenue gap
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 19, 2025

Between July 2024 and February 2025, KRA collected Sh1.4 trillion, which is 56.7 per cent of its annual target of Sh2.475 trillion.

National Treasury seeks Sh17.6 billion to settle mounting debts owed to KRA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 14, 2025

KRA’s liabilities related to employee salaries, contracted services, and operational costs reached Sh4.06 billion by the end of June 2024.

KRA cracks down on small businesses in push to increase revenue collection
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 07, 2025

KRA has noted that while some small businesses have registered for PINs, many do not fulfil their tax obligations, with some filing nil returns despit...

KRA waives Sh140 billion in tax penalties to boost compliance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 04, 2025

According to KRA, over 1.9 million taxpayers have benefited from the initiative after settling their principal taxes for liabilities incurred up to De...

KRA orders body cameras for staff in anti-graft crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 03, 2025

The tax agency has also listed the procurement of 20 external cameras, 60 data collection devices, and a dedicated system for hosting and live-streami...

Senators demand probe into missing 9 million KRA revenue stamps
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 03, 2025

The Finance and Budget Committee is expected to present its findings and recommendations to the Senate in the coming weeks.

KRA announces start of reforms to enhance efficiency, grow tax base
Alfred Onyango  |  Feb 21, 2025

The internal alignment will further focus on enhancing workflow processes to reduce redundancies, optimise internal resources and leverage advanced an...

KRA tax system outage: Insider job suspected after rare revenue decline
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 04, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Monday acknowledged the significant impact of the outage on the country's revenue collections.

Relief for Kenyan workers as KRA lowers fringe benefits tax to 13 per cent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 20, 2025

The adjustment reflects KRA’s efforts to align with CBK’s monetary policy and pass on the benefits of lower market interest rates to taxpayers.

KRA schedules 8-hour shutdown of customs management system for maintenance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 11, 2025

The iCMS was designed to modernise Kenya's customs process, bringing greater efficiency to cargo clearance.

KRA summons activist Morara Kebaso over alleged Sh186 million tax evasion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 08, 2025

According to the Authority, Kebaso may have committed multiple tax-related offences in connection to alleged undeclared income and failure to meet tax...

Mombasa Governor rejects proposed revenue sharing formula
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 03, 2025

The governor said the formula would disproportionately harm urban and coastal counties, including Mombasa.

Tough year ahead for Kenyans as KRA records Sh174 billion revenue shortfall
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 31, 2024

Revenue collection challenges have been attributed to underperformance in key tax categories, which has disrupted government operations.

KRA to undergo transformation with focus on professionalism, says new Board chair Muriithi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 30, 2024

Muriithi also highlighted the importance of building stronger relationships with stakeholders in both the public and private sectors.

KRA fires 25 workers over graft, recovers Sh549 million in illicit wealth
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 16, 2024

To encourage whistleblowing, KRA said it introduced a reward system offering informers five per cent of the recovered tax, capped at Sh5 million per c...

Kenya Revenue Authority surpasses Sh1 trillion in revenue collection in five months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2024

KRA announced that revenue for the first five months of the 2024/25 financial year, spanning July to November, totalled Sh1.005 trillion.

High Court halts state plan to track mobile phones for tax compliance
Joseph Ndunda  |  Nov 22, 2024

Justice Chacha Mwita put the enforcement of the regulations on hold pending a hearing of a petition filed by civil rights group Katiba Institute on De...

Over Sh313 billion in taxes stalled by court, tribunal cases - Budget office
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 09, 2024

Despite these obstacles, the PBO reported that 2,543 tax cases have been settled, generating Sh71.89 billion in revenue.

No tax relief on contributions to Social Health Insurance Fund - KRA
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 08, 2024

In a notice, the authority said the change is outlined in the current stipulations of the Income Tax Act.

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