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Chaotic last minute rush as thousands miss KRA tax deadline

Taxpayers yesterday spent long hours in queues outside various Kenya Revenue Authority centres hoping for one thing: an extension of the deadline to file their tax returns.

Last minute rush: Taxpayers in long queues to file returns yesterday at the National iTax Support Centre, Uhuru Park. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

What was supposed to be a normal civic duty, turned out to be a frustrating occasion with some Kenyans torn between facing an irate employer and a desperate taxman keen on penalising taxpayers who default on filing tax returns.

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