Uganda Revenue Authority Stories

Traders close shops in Kampala as protest against taxman, foreign competition intensifies
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 19, 2025

Police moved in to disperse the gatherings and arrested several traders accused of mobilising others to close their shops and participate in the prote...

Audit reveals Sh955 million collected by hospitals not deposited in county accounts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

The money, generated from patient fees, pharmacy sales, laboratory services, outpatient visits, and inpatient care, was supposed to be deposited into...

Treasury CS warns counties on growing Sh103 billion pension debt, calls for reforms
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

Speaking at the devolution conference in Homa Bay, Mbadi said the surge in pension debt owed by counties, which has increased from Sh23.3 billion to o...

Ruto assents to new Bills strengthening county revenue and public finance management
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

Ruto assented to the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2025, and the County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, on Wednesday at the Homa Bay...

Treasury to deduct county employee dues at source, ends years of non-remittance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The integrated financial management system will channel deductions to bodies such as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), SACCOs and pension schemes bef...

Blow to governors as Treasury advances integrated revenue collection system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

County leaders, through the Council of Governors, have opposed the plan, saying it undermines devolution by dictating which systems they should use.

Treasury, Senate threaten funding cuts over counties’ financial mismanagement
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

The Senate committee, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang’, is compiling a list of counties with glaring irregularities to submit to the Treasur...

MPs approve Bill to disburse Sh415 billion to counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2025

Nairobi will receive the largest share at Sh21.4 billion, followed by Nakuru with Sh14.4 billion, while Turkana and Kakamega are set to get Sh13.8 bil...

KRA to overhaul customs system, fully automate cargo operations by 2026
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga said the system overhaul is part of the agency’s modernisation drive aimed at increasing efficiency in carg...

Kenya's oversight bodies crippled by underfunding, government disregard, report reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

The Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee, in a report tabled in the National Assembly, noted that the Controller of Budget, Auditor Gener...

Turkana water firm targets landlords to curb 55 per cent revenue loss from unpaid bills, leakages
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 20, 2025

An internal analysis reveals that non-revenue water—water produced but not billed—has exceeded 50 per cent, straining the company’s finances, discoura...

Court orders Assets Recovery Agency to return Sh3.8 million to Nairobi trader after 5-year legal battle
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Mohammed Hassan Sharif was arrested on July 13, 2020, at a roadblock along the Nairobi-Garissa Highway in Migwani, Kitui County, after police found hi...

High Court blocks government from collecting mobile IMEI data
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

In a ruling delivered by Justice Chacha Mwita, the court found the public notices issued by CA and KRA unconstitutional, stating they lacked support f...

Fuel levy hike pushes KRA’s road levy collections to record Sh119.7 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

According to KRA, the 50.9 per cent surge in RML collections was driven by the levy adjustment from Sh18 to Sh25 per litre, coupled with increased oil...

Court told JamboPay's director allegedly offered Sonko Sh4-5 million daily bribe for revenue tender
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 16, 2025

Chief Inspector Kiptoo Kisorio told the court how an undercover operation was mounted in January 2019 in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, following a tip-off fr...

Kenya sees sharpest decline in domestic excise revenue since Covid-19 pandemic, says KRA
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2025

Data released by the KRA last Thursday shows that collections from domestic excise duty fell by 5.75 per cent to Sh69.39 billion, down from Sh73.62 bi...

Kenya eyes September for SGR extension to Malaba, Uganda and DRC onboard
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

Uganda Railway Corporation Managing Director Benon Kajuna said the government had already made its 15 per cent contribution to the contractor and that...

Counties raise Sh45.91 billion in own-source revenue in 2024/25, marking 11 per cent growth
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 10, 2025

The CoG chair confirmed that the full Sh400.26 billion had since been disbursed, in addition to Sh16.27 billion in conditional allocations from develo...

KRA surpasses revenue target, collects Sh2.57 trillion in FY 2024/25
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

This figure surpasses the set target of Sh2.55 trillion, representing a 6.8 per cent growth from the previous year’s collection of Sh2.40 trillion.

Kenya enforces mandatory certificate of origin for all imports under new 2025 tax law
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 09, 2025

KRA said the new requirement is part of stricter enforcement measures under the Finance Act, 2025, warning that non-compliance will result in goods be...

Sugar prices set to rise as new levy takes effect
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 08, 2025

In a notice, the Ministry of Agriculture said the levy must be remitted by the tenth day of the month following the sale or importation, with the Keny...

Ruto assents to Revenue Bill allocating Sh415 billion to counties for FY 2025/26
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 08, 2025

The Equalisation Fund has also been allocated Sh9.6 billion, bringing additional support to 34 marginalised counties.

SGR revenue hits Sh936 million as passenger numbers fall to 529,591
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 08, 2025

Between January and March this year, 529,591 passengers travelled on the SGR, down from 531,673 during the same period last year, and 597,506 in the f...

New law lets KRA pursue digital, rental and employment taxes from non-residents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

The new provisions empower KRA to pursue taxes from persons who are not based in Kenya but earn income subject to taxation under Kenyan law, including...

Nairobi targets Sh5 billion from new law to regularise unauthorised buildings in 3-year drive
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

City Hall aims to generate at least Sh5 billion, forming part of a broader plan to raise Sh20.9 billion in revenue for the 2025/2026 financial year.

Kenya Revenue Authority unveils independent customs dispute system to boost transparency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2025

KRA said the transfer of customs-related dispute resolution to the Tax Dispute Resolution Division under the Legal and Board Services Department will...

Senators back plan to give municipalities control over their own revenue
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 03, 2025

Senator Osotsi urged Governor Mutai to submit the proposal through the Council of Governors so that a structured review of the Urban Areas and Cities...

Nairobi hits record Sh13.7 billion revenue in 2024/25, surpassing last year by Sh1 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 01, 2025

The county credits the record-breaking performance to enhanced collection efforts, the adoption of digital systems, and stricter enforcement targeting...

KRA waives penalties, extends tax filing deadline to July 5
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

The authority urged all those who were affected by the technical issues to use the remaining days to file their returns and pay any pending taxes befo...

Step by step guide on how to file your tax returns
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jul 01, 2025

KRA has outlined two primary platforms for filing tax returns: The iTax web portal (www.itax.kra.go.ke) and the KRA M-Service App- available on both A...

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