The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collections from tax defaulters in the year to June 30, 2026, were nearly 16 times higher than inflows from newly recruited taxpayers, indicating a struggle to widen the tax base.
Records show that KRA's debt recovery yielded Sh144.82 billion in the 2025/26 financial year compared with Sh9.1 billion generated from newly onboarded taxpayers, signalling the gains of enforcement campaigns on already existing groups.
