Mobile phone-based solar products provider M-Kopa has won a legal battle against the taxman in a precedent-setting case that is expected to define how the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) deals with vendors of similar gadgets.
M-Kopa had moved to court seeking orders barring the taxman from charging value-added tax (VAT) on solar-powered digital television sets, a product targeting low-income consumers mainly in remote rural areas off the national power grid.
