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KRA intercepts 30 women with 4.88kg of gold worth Sh30 million at JKIA 

Terminal 1A at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customs officials have cracked a gold smuggling syndicate intercepting a group of 30 women...

KRA intercepts gold, jewellery worth Sh31 million at JKIA

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs Officers Tuesday intercepted approximately 4.88 kilograms of gold and jewellery that was being smuggled through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).The valuables...

KRA tax goal rises Sh19bn after bar hours extended

Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG The Treasury has raised the target for excise duty this financial year...

Bar owners seek to halt KRA bid to raise beer tax

An African woman drinking a beer at a beach bar. FILE PHOTO | NMG Bar operators have moved to court seeking to stop Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from increasing...

KRA initiates tax literacy programme in schools, colleges

KRA South Rift Valley Regional Coordinator Nelson Mukuriah(second right) hands a dummy cheque to Nakuru Girls High School Principal Rose Menjo during the Launch of Tax Education on November...

We have no problem with Kenyans faking lifestyles on social media – KRA

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offices. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) says people faking lifestyles on social media have no reason to worry, as the authority will only pounce on...

Why KRA is eyeing the nice things you post on Facebook

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General Githii Mburu during the interview with the Nation at his office in Nairobi on November 4, 2021. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG...

Rush to check tax compliance status after reports KRA monitors social media

Hundreds of locals await service at the KRA Mombasa Service Center. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reported a rise in the number of taxpayers rushing to verify their...

Kenyans rush to comply as KRA targets cheats on social media 

KRA Commissioner General Githii Mburu. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Wednesday said Kenyans are rushing to verify their tax compliance status following revelations that the...

Kenyans react after KRA says it’s coming for online wealth flaunters

Social media applications are seen in this image. The Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) announcement that it would monitor online users’ social media accounts to identify people that it would...

Kenyans react after KRA says it’s coming for online wealth flaunters

Social media applications are seen in this image. The Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) announcement that it would monitor online users’ social media accounts to identify people that it would...

KRA, Posta recover Sh3.1 million in jacket sent to Nigerian from US

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Posta Kenya officials have recovered $28,000 (Sh3.1 million) concealed in a jacket shipped into Kenya as a parcel from South Carolina state, USA. Posta staff...

PwC warns of confusion over KRA notice on new excise duty

KRA Commissioner General Githii Mburu. FILE PHOTO | NMG Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) on Tuesday warned of possible confusion over the legal notice issued on November 2 by Kenya Revenue...

Liverpool must prove Salah is not another Suarez or Coutinho

Liverpool’s rich history is littered with names of superstar strikers that re-wrote the record books and delivered much sought-after major silverware during their time on Merseyside. Tales of their exploits...

Cancer Nearly Took Tommy Rivers Puzey’s Life. But the NYC Marathon Awaited.

Almost a year ago to the day, Tommy Rivers Puzey, a professional runner who has won or placed in big city marathons and other endurance events, learned to sit...

KRA sealing tax gaps in push to hit Sh1.8 trillion target

Tackling tax evasion and illicit trade currently top Kenya Revenue Authority's priorities, commissioner general Githii Mburu now says, as the taxman focusses  on hitting the Sh1.78 trillion target.This...

KRA eyes rich tax cheats from social media posts

KRA Commissioner General Githii Mburu. FILE PHOTO | NMG The taxman is training its guns on rich Kenyans displaying lavish lifestyles on social media but paying little or no...

Nairobi MCAs revive push for KRA to state revenues

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is once again under pressure from Nairobi MCAs to disclose details of the revenue collected in the county in the past 19 months.Deputy...

KRA, Badi team bank on new system to boost city revenue

Nairobi has been falling short of its revenue target since 2013, despite the digitisation of 136 of its collection streams.In May, a report by the Commission on Revenue...

Fish mongers demonstrate over ‘harassment by KRA officials’

Migori county fish mongers on Thursday staged demonstrations over harassment by Kenya Revenue Authority officers on the Tanzanian border.Carrying placards and twigs, the traders in Migori town said...