Kenya’s chance to raise more taxes slim, says report

ITax support officers attending to Kenyans. The State plans to overhaul its income tax law to up revenue collection. [File, Standard]

Kenya’s ability to generate higher revenue by introducing new taxes may have reached peak level, according to the World Bank.

Tax revenue as a ratio of the gross domestic product (GDP) fell to the lowest level in more than a decade in the fiscal year through June 2018.