KRA softens tax crackdowns, shifts to early warning system

Kenya Revenue Authority Acting Commissioner-General Lilian Nyawanda during an interview at KRA offices in Nairobi on April 22, 2026.

Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group

Taxpayers will be spared disruptive tax crackdowns after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) shifted to a new compliance system that flags discrepancies early, allowing businesses sufficient time to address them before they are blocked from the filing system.

KRA acting Commissioner-General Lilian Nyawanda said the new approach aims to reduce disruption to compliant businesses while maintaining pressure on non-compliant ones ahead of the June 30 filing deadline.

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