State must stop focusing solely on taxation

The Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Mr James Githii Mburu – the new head honcho at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)- has stormed into office with a mission to mount what is perhaps the most aggressive attack on the scourge of corruption and aggressive tax avoidance in recent years.

In a recent newspaper interview, he announced how he had served notice on many rich individuals and corporations he has identified as owing the Exchequer Sh250 billion through tax evasion in the past two years.

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