Manufacturers fear KRA tool to leak trade secrets

Times Tower, the headquarters of the KRA, in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Manufacturers have raised the alarm over possible theft of their trade secrets through a tool that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) intends to install on industrial production lines to monitor the flow of goods due for excise tax.

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Wednesday told Parliament the requirement that its members load the Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS) equipment on their production lines leaves them at the mercy of the taxman.

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