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KRA targets 5 million tax filers with WhatsApp option

From Left: Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner, shared services department Nancy Ngetich, Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga, and Commissioner micro and small taxpayers at KRA, George Obell, during the unveiling of the WhatsApp filing [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Kenyans will now be able to file their taxes through WhatsApp in an innovation by the taxman that targets five million filings this year.

 The innovation unveiled by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Wednesday has been informed by the unenthusiastic approach associated with the process and the fact that many Kenyans are now on WhatsApp.

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