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Big Brother watching: KRA to station own staff in big factories

KRA officials reopen Keroche Breweries after Justice Aflred Mabeya directed the authority to unseal the packaging lines, and stores. [File, Standard]

The National Treasury has revealed plans are afoot to station Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) staff inside major factories across the country to enhance monitoring and tighten the noose on tax cheats.

This is despite planned heavy investments in technology indicating KRA - which is under pressure by the Ruto government to collect more taxes - is expected to pull all stops to nab tax cheats and boost collections.

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