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Safaricom rejects KRA bid for free access to taxpayers M-Pesa accounts
Safaricom chief executive Bob Collymore (left) and KRA Commissioner General John Njiraini. Safaricom said it will not give the KRA customer data unless laws touching on confidentiality are changed to allow the mining of such information. PHOTO | FILE
Telecoms operator Safaricom has rejected the taxman’s quest to gain unfettered access to its customers’ mobile money records, throwing a big hurdle at the Treasury-backed plan meant to smoke out tax cheats.
Safaricom said it will not give the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) customer data unless laws touching on confidentiality are changed to allow the mining of such information.
