Kenya should craft new policy to tackle taxpayers' problems

A Kenya Revenue Authority staff assists a taxpayer file her tax returns at the iTax Support Centre in Nairobi Railways on June 30, 2020.

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Following recent elections, Kenya has a new administration and many citizens are eager for the new regime to roll up its sleeves and fulfil their promises to wananchi.

The new regime established by the Kenya Kwanza team has taken over at a time when tax revenue targets are lagging. The statement of actual revenues and net exchequer issues as at 31 August 2022 indicates that against the annual tax revenue target of Sh2.071 trillion for the financial year from July 2022 to June 2023, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh280 billion in two months.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.