KRA lines up new AI system in the race to catch tax cheats

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga Mulongo during the interview at his office in Nairobi on August 25, 2025. 

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to install a new technology system to analyse piles of information gathered from various sources, including social media platforms, as it races to crack networks of tax cheats.

The taxman is procuring an Intelligence Analysis Tool (IAT) that will serve as a centralised intelligence repository for its Investigations and Enforcement Department (IED), enabling its agents to collect, store, and analyse large volumes of data drawn from multiple sources, such as other government agencies.

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