Why KRA is rolling out cameras for employees at border points

Members of the public are served at the new Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Malaba Service Center during in Malaba border on October 11, 2024.

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A push for more scrutiny on about 600 containers entering the country daily is behind Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) new push to procure cameras for its staff at borders, exposing mistrust that has engulfed the taxman.

KRA plans to buy 350 the verification gadgets that its customs officers at border points will use to record videos and photos as they scrutinize containers suspected of concealment and misdeclaration, with the gadgets sending images to Times Tower real-time.

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