KRA hits a snag in taxing betting money

Kenya Revenue Authority Headquarters in Nairobi (PHOTO: File)

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has hit a technical snag in its efforts to collect taxes amounting to more than Sh2.7 billion per month accruing from betting wins following a court order issued by a magistrate’s court. 

The orders issued by Senior Resident Magistrate D.M. Kivuti sitting at the Milimani Commercial Courts have stopped the operations of crucial Income Tax Act sections (Sections 2, 10, 34 and 35) effectively rendering KRA unable to collect taxes amounting to Sh2.7 billion per month earmarked for national development projects.