Domestic VAT collections jump as KRA tightens screws

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 monthly domestic Value-Added-Tax (VAT) collections by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) have increased by up to Sh10 billion, signalling the gains from a crackdown in hard-to-tax segments, including farmers and small businesses.

KRA Director-General Humphrey Wattanga disclosed that monthly domestic VAT collections have risen to between Sh28 billion and Sh30 billion, up from Sh20 billion, lifted by a requirement that all supply transactions be accompanied by electronic tax invoices generated through the Electronic Tax Invoices (eTIMS).

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