Githii Mburu: Tale of ruthless taxman forced out in radical management surgery

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KRA commissioner general Githii Mburu resigned on February 23, 2023. ILLUSTRATION | JOSEPH BARASA | NMG

Eight months is a long time when you are serving in a high-profile public office.

In mid-June 2022, James Githii Mburu sat in his 30th-floor office at the Times Tower in Nairobi, calmly outlining the tough measures he had rolled out as the commissioner-general of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in a protracted battle against tax cheats.

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