Tech firm sues KRA over ‘copycat’ digital cargo system

Cargo at the Mombasa port.

A technology firm has sued the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), seeking to block the roll out of a digital cargo pre-arrival declaration system amid claims of ‘copycat’ of a similar idea it had shared with the tax agency.

The tech company, Greenworld Big Data Limited, seeks urgent orders blocking the implementation of the Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) customs platform from August 3, 2026, pending determination of the suit.

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