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Kenya Revenue Authority is seeking Kenyans thoughts on its transition to Kenya Revenue Service.Via Twitter on Wednesday, KRA asked what Kenyans thought of the name change saying it intends to perfect service delivery to all taxpayers."The term “Authority” sometimes has a connotation of command and commanding is not the real role of KRA. We are the servants of the taxpayers; we are giving...

An officer sorts Huduma cards at the National Registration Bureau in Nyeri town on April 28, 2021. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG The controversial biometric identification scheme or Huduma Namba will replace the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PIN in changes to the law that are designed to check tax cheats.The government-backed Huduma Namba Bill, 2021 amends the Tax Procedure Act to make biometric...

A member of the Kenya Revenue Authority staff died on Saturday after he was attacked by a swam of bees.According to a police report seen by the Star, John Muthine Mutwiri who worked at KRA investigation and enforcement department was with two others inside a car, when the bees attacked.The other individuals in the car were; Hezekiel Gikambi and Maurice Kinyua.The incident occurred...

Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has sealed airports and border points in search of a billionaire Jubilee Party campaign financier wanted over Sh2.2 billion unpaid taxes from big-ticket State tenders in agencies like the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) and the military.The taxman issued the alert to...

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 suspected to be involved in the ring.KRA said in a statement said that a body search on the women by the multi-agency team found 15 of them carrying 4.88 kilograms of undeclared gold and jewellery.Customs...

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 are worth Sh31 million.This was after the officers stationed at JKIA identified a group of approximately 30 female Kenyan travellers who were departing from Nairobi to Mumbai, India through Doha.The travellers are directly associated with...

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 by Sh18.6 billion on the back of longer operating hours for entertainment joints and increased rates of taxation.Treasury secretary Ukur Yatani in the latest projection expects the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to collect Sh259.6 billion...

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 taxes on beer with effect from November 2.In a case filed under a certificate of urgency, the operators under the Pubs, Entertainment Restaurants Association of Kenya (Perak) argue that the tax burden would increase beer...

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 10, 2021. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has initiated a pilot project that will see students in high schools and colleges learn why they will need to pay taxes. The taxman has identified five secondary schools...

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 those who are not tax compliant. Speaking on Spice FM on Thursday morning, KRA’s digital economy manager Nixon Omondi said those who feel targeted by the taxman’s announcement – that it would scour social media...