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How KRA swoop on tax cheats netted Sh1.5b at Eldoret airport

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Trade CS Moses Kuria and Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii welcome an Ethiopian Airways Cargo plane at Eldoret International Airport, August 24, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Details have emerged of how a renewed fight by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) against tax evaders at Eldoret International Airport saw tax collection shoot up from Sh200 million to a projected Sh4 billion per month.

This, however, came at a high price for traders in Nairobi and Eastleigh who had to go for weeks without imported goods for their shops.

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