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Safaricom in the dark on KRA plan to tap into M-Pesa

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore makes his remarks during the release of the firm’s results for the year ended March 2016. [Photo: Elvis Ogina/STANDARD]

The taxman is yet to contact Safaricom on plans to start using its mobile money platform to net tax cheats.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said it was seeking the right to access individual and companies’ mobile money transactions in a new war against tax cheats. The move has been received by various reactions.

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