KRA gets link to spy on civil servants and suppliers pay

Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner for Large and Medium Taxpayers Rispah Simiyu.

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is linking its tax collection system to the government’s procurement and payroll platforms in a bid to weed out tax evaders and boost revenue by billions of shillings.

The systems integration will give the KRA real-time visibility of the national and county governments’ procurement and payments, allowing it to track and nab suppliers earning billions of shillings from tenders without paying their share of taxes.

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