×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Read on the App

Why State wants to spy on your mobile money transactions

M-Pesa accounts for about 99.9 per cent of the value of mobile money transactions. [File, Standard]

The National Treasury says it will integrate the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) information technology systems with those of telecommunication companies such as Safaricom and Airtel to monitor customers' mobile money transactions and nab tax cheats.

This is part of President William Ruto's new grand plan to broaden the country's tax base by catching tax evaders and raising revenue to enable him to deliver on his raft of rosy pledges over the next financial year.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in