KRA revenue collection Stories

Government revises tax revenue target downward by Sh105 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 21, 2025

Initially set at Sh174.6 billion, the expected revenue for the Financial Year 2024-2025 has now been revised downward to Sh70 billion.

State to use KRA, lands, and hustler fund data to enforce SHA payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 18, 2025

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has directed SHA to roll out the new algorithm by February 28, saying it will make premium contributions more predict...

KRA recovers Sh4.3bn from anonymous tips in tax evasion crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 04, 2025

KRA Board Chairperson Nderitu Muriithi called on Kenyans to continue reporting tax evaders through KRA’s anonymous portal, highlighting the importance...

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.

KRA raises Sh2 billion in first month of tax amnesty programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 29, 2025

The tax collection represents 6.7 per cent of the total target, which aims to collect Sh30 billion by June 2025.

KRA collects Sh1.243 trillion in revenue amid economic challenges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 28, 2025

The Authority noted that this surpassed the target of Sh101.316 billion, with Agency revenue performing at 121.3 per cent of the target.

KRA records 4.9% increase in customs revenue as modernisation efforts pay off
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 24, 2025

The growth is part of a broader 11.1% surge in general revenue collection, contributing to a total of Sh2.407 trillion in the fiscal year.

Tundu Lissu: Tanzania President Samia Suluhu's likely challenger in October polls
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 23, 2025

In October, Chadema will get another opportunity when Tanzanian voters go to the polls to elect their president and members of parliament.

Report paints a grim picture of Kenya’s public expenditure, projects hurdles ahead
Alfred Onyango  |  Jan 22, 2025

The latest figures show the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) missed the tax collection target in the first half ending December 2024 by Sh163.46 billion.

Kenya aims for Sh13.4 trillion in taxes as Ruto pushes economic reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 22, 2025

In the following years, revenues are expected to grow, with Sh3.02 trillion targeted for the Financial Year 2025-2026 period and Sh3.42 trillion for  ...

KRA misses revenue target by Sh163 billion in first half of FY 2024-2025
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 21, 2025

The taxman collected Sh1.07 trillion between July and December 2024, falling short of the Sh1.23 trillion required to stay on course to meet the full-...

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.

Kenyans brace for higher taxes as new levies take effect
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 17, 2025

From February, salaried employees will face a doubling of their National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions.

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 slashes procurement budget by over 20 per cent due to funding cuts from National Treasury
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 10, 2025

The recurrent procurement budget has also been trimmed by Sh527.7 million, from Sh6.2 billion to Sh5.6 billion.

Morara Kebaso speaks out amid KRA's probe into Sh27 million tax evasion claim
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 09, 2025

Despite these claims, Kebaso expressed confidence that Kenyans can distinguish between genuine investigations and politically driven attacks, vowing t...

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...

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.

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