KRA given Sh1.2bn to hire spies in hunt for tax cheats

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Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson Ndindi Nyoro (left), National Treasury and Economic Planning CS Njuguna Ndung’u (Centre) and Treasury PS Chris Kiptoo. FILE PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been allocated an additional Sh1.2 billion to hire extra intelligence and enforcement officers who will identify and arrest tax cheats in fresh efforts to raise revenue and cut reliance on borrowing.

Parliament’s Budget and Appropriations Committee in a review of the budget for the year starting July has asked the Treasury to provide additional billions for the taxman to hire more employees.

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