Bill sets up KRA tax dragnet for 4m cryptocurrency users

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KRA headquarters at Times Tower in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will go after the more than four million Kenyans who own cryptocurrencies if MPs approve changes to the law aimed at regulating and taxing the fast-growing digital currency trade.

The Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill, 2022 seeks to introduce taxation of the crypto exchanges and digital wallets and imposes transaction taxes akin to excise duty charged on bank transactions.

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