Poor pay to workers starves taxman of much-needed cash

KRA Deputy Commissioner for Research Joseline Ogai. He has said income tax was among the worst-performing revenue heads owing to the layoffs and low pay. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Salaries for most workers stagnated last year, especially in the private sector, giving the most probable reason that the average Kenyan is feeling poorer.

Private firms had major struggles of their own, which spilt over to the employees, according to a new report by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).