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How KRA swoop on tax cheats netted Sh1.5b at Eldoret airport

Trade CS Moses Kuria and Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii welcome an Ethiopian Airways Cargo plane at Eldoret International Airport, August 24, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Details have emerged of how a renewed fight by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) against tax evaders at Eldoret International Airport saw tax collection shoot up from Sh200 million to a projected Sh4 billion per month.

This, however, came at a high price for traders in Nairobi and Eastleigh who had to go for weeks without imported goods for their shops.

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