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Ruto's Sh2.57tr tax target causes fresh headache for KRA

KRA has been tightening the noose on taxpayers after President William Ruto set a target to double tax collections by the end of his first term in 2027. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

President William Ruto's proposal to mobilise more taxes has plenty of good news for the cash-strapped National Treasury, but it will have troubled Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) scrambling to achieve the ambitious plan.

KRA has perennially missed tax targets and will come under more pressure to seal revenue leaks against the backdrop of higher collection targets set by the government.

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