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Surveillance: KRA to track bank and mobile cash transactions

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich (right) pins a badge on former Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga's lapel, designating him as a tax ambassador during the launch of the Kenya Revenue Authority Taxpayers' Month and Customer Service week in Nairobi Monday. With them is KRA Commissioner General John Njiraini. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The taxman plans to net an additional half-a-million taxpayers to raise Sh60 billion by targeting their mobile phone data and professional bodies.

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