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How Kenya can tax an emerging digital economy 

An eBay website on a computer screen and the PayPal website on an iPhone. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s rapid transformation into a digital economy has given rise to businesses that are purely online.

There is this lady — let’s call her Susan. She buys and sells goods and services using online platforms such as Amazon and eBay. The transactions are being facilitated by payment gateways such as PayPal or digital currencies like Bitcoin.

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