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KRA targets luxury shoppers in tougher tax evasion crackdown

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A KRA Officer and a sniffer dog inspect luggage at the JKIA, Nairobi. [Cyrus Ombati, Standard]

The taxman has warned that travellers and luxury shoppers who fail to declare and pay duties on expensive goods that exceed the duty-free limit will lose their items to authorities, face significant penalties or even be arrested upon arrival.

The move is seen as a further tightening of the noose on luxury shoppers by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) as it faces mounting pressure to generate additional tax revenue.

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