Here is a sure way to net more taxpayers to plug revenue shortfall

The major problem with Kenyan tax system is that its base is very narrow. It is important that the tax base is expanded to bring more people into the tax net.

One such avenue for achieving this is to reintroduce the capital gains tax legislation. This has been long overdue, as the Government has lost significant amounts of potential revenue given the property boom that has been experienced in recent years.