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Coordinates of control: How location data is powering Kenya’s e-commerce economy
Georeferencing carries governance and security implications because precise location data is sensitive, especially when linked to commercial operations and predictable activity patterns.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)’s recent move to lock electronic tax invoices to specific geographic coordinates has pushed georeferencing into the mainstream, signalling that location data is increasingly becoming a tool of accountability in the digital economy.
The taxman has piloted the approach under eTIMS to curb fictitious invoicing by tying each invoice to a mapped point linked to a service location or seller address for easier validation.
