Will new KRA system bring more landlords into the tax net?

Rental houses in Pipeline Estate in Nairobi's Embakasi area. A majority of tenants do not have tenancy agreements with their landlords. [File, Standard]

It is still unclear how the government plans to collect Sh86 billion more from landlords, even as it unveiled a new digital tax system targeting the segment.

The lack of data on the number of landlords and rental properties in the country has been cited as a major hindrance to bringing them into the tax net.