The appointment of Adan Mohamed as Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) marks more than just a leadership transition at Times Tower. It signals recognition that KRA’s challenges today are increasingly about the economy and no longer purely about tax administration.
Kenya’s tax environment has changed dramatically over the last few years. First, going by what we witnessed two years ago with the Gen Z led protests and even as recent as this week's matatu strike, revenue collection has become very politically sensitive.
