Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
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The Tax System is Getting Stricter About Where Invoices Come From
Tax invoices in Kenya are being forced to settle down. Under a new georeferencing policy, the Kenya Revenue Authority is…
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Kenya Built a Global Tax Trap for Big Tech. Washington Just Cut a Hole Through It
Kenya spent years aligning itself with a global tax rewrite that promised to bring digital multinationals into the revenue net.…
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KRA finally turns on the offshore data tap and some familiar hiding places are missing
Kenya’s tax authority has moved from preparation to execution on foreign account surveillance. The exchange of financial data with 77…
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How a Tax Tribunal Just Reshaped Kenya’s Digital Money Rail
Kenya’s payments infrastructure has always worked behind the scenes — a lattice of connections between banks, card networks, and mobile…
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Kenya Turns the Tables on Global Digital Services with SEP Tax Enforcement via Local Users
Kenya’s digital economy is quietly evolving into a battleground between tech giants and local authorities. With the Significant Economic Presence…
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KRA Digital Tax Collection Surges to Sh2.3 Billion as Kenya Claims Its Slice of Foreign Tech Revenue
By the end of August 2025, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) had pulled in Sh2.3 billion from 454 foreign digital…
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KRA USSD Tax Services for Small Businesses: How *222# is Changing Compliance in Kenya
For years, Kenya’s micro and small businesses have carried the same complaint: tax systems built for the digitally connected elite,…
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KRA’s Innovative USSD and WhatsApp Services Are Transforming How Small Businesses Comply With Taxes
KRA’s USSD code *222# allows feature phone users to access essential tax services without internet. Users can retrieve their PINs,…
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KRA Bets on AI Scanners to Tackle Smuggling at Mombasa Port
On any given morning at the Port of Mombasa, cranes swing overhead as containers are stacked in neat metallic rows.…
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Kenya’s High Court Sets Precedent for Digital Payment Firms, Recognizing Their Role as Financial Service Providers
The High Court has delivered a significant ruling for Kenya’s fintech sector, declaring that licensed payment service providers are entitled…
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How KRA’s eTIMS Upgrade Benefits Taxpayers
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has rolled out major upgrades to its Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) KRA says…
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Kenya Targets New Mobile Phones for Tax Compliance
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has directed mobile network operators, including Airtel, Safaricom, and Telkom, to connect devices to…
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Kenya’s 1.5% Digital Services Tax Now Official, To Take Effect From January
The proposed 1.5% digital services tax in Kenya is set to start being implemented from January 1, 2021. This is…
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KRA has set up a special unit for digital tax tracking
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has formed a special unit that will oversee tax collection from digital companies. The unit…
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KRA Wants Netflix, Uber, and Other Online businesses To Start Paying Income Tax
Kenya is going all-in in the taxation of online-based businesses according to a new digital Tax proposition by Kenya Revenue…
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KRA begins the implementation of Cargo Pre-Clearance system at Mombasa Port
In a move aimed at speeding up the movement of cargo at the Port of Mombasa, the Kenya Revenue Authority…
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Kenya and Uganda to roll out Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS).
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) together with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that…
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