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KRA to deploy surveillance drones in hunt for tax cheats

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KRA's UAVs will fly at least 3,500 metres above the area being surveilled. [iStockphoto]

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will deploy surveillance drones as it steps up efforts to increase tax collections to Sh3 trillion in the 2023-24 financial year.

The taxman has kicked off the process of procuring two unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) that will fly at least 3,500 metres above the area being surveilled and controlled remotely with a range of at least 50 kilometres.

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