How data and spy tools handed KRA an extra Sh324bn

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Githii Mburu. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG 

The Kenya Revenue Authority netted Sh324.81 billion more in tax receipts in 11 months through May than a similar period last fiscal year on the back of aggressive use of data to catch cheats, Treasury statistics show.

Treasury secretary Ukur Yatani says in the latest exchequer filings that total tax receipts amounted to nearly Sh1.64 trillion between July 2021 and May 2022 compared with Sh1.31 trillion in the prior year.

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