Also known as: KRA
Kenya Revenue Authority — tax and customs authority, recently launched e-seal cargo tracking system and investigated major VAT fraud scheme.
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… The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been roped in to pursue tax-related offenses.Speaking during the operation, NACADA Board Director Benjamin Kuttoh reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to dismantling illicit liquor networks. …
NACADA seizes thousands of illicit liquor in Nandi County CrackdownCitizen Digital
… The Kenya Revenue Authority has also been brought in to pursue suspected tax offences relating to the consignment.NACADA Board Director Benjamin Kuttoh said the authority would continue intelligence-led operations targeting the illicit alcohol trade and urged members of the publi …
NACADA seizes over 4,000 bottles of suspected illicit liquor in Nandi crackdownCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 22 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has uncovered a major smartphone customs fraud at Eldoret International Airport after only 3,000 smartphones were declared out of 55,607 phones found in an imported consignment. …
Smartphone customs fraud: KRA finds 55,607 phones against 3,000 declared at Eldoret AirportThe Standard
… Simply because the system, not you, made a mistake?That question sits at the heart of several cases, including the one between Kenya Revenue Authority and Export Trading Company Limited (Petition 20 of 2020, [2022] KESC 31 {Supreme Court, 17/06/22}). …
Taxpayers must never be made to pay for KR's system failuresThe Standard
… Simply because the system, not you, made a mistake?That question sits at the heart of several cases, including the one between Kenya Revenue Authority and Export Trading Company Limited (Petition 20 of 2020, [2022] KESC 31 {Supreme Court, 17/06/22}). …
Taxpayers must never be made to pay for KRA's system failuresThe Standard
… The centre has been operational since July and offers services including applications and replacement of identity documents, birth and death certificates, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) services and pension inquiries.It also houses a Jitume Information and Communication Technology …
New Mwea Huduma Centre saves residents long trips for state servicesCitizen Digital
… Photo/Courtesy Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) enforcement team has intercepted a passenger bus carrying smuggled goods worth Ksh.46.77 million along the Uganda-Kenya route. …
KRA intercepts bus carrying Ksh.46.7M smuggled goods along Kenya-Uganda borderThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeKRA intercepts smuggled goods worth KSh46.8 million in Eldoret. [Courtesy] The Kenya Revenue Authority has intercepted smuggled goods worth an estimated KSh46.77 million in Eldoret. …
KRA intercepts smuggled goods worth KSh46.8 million in EldoretCitizen Digital
… Photo/KRA Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has seized illicit goods worth Ksh.226,292 following an intelligence-led operation in Kimosop Central, Baringo County. …
KRA unearths underground chamber inside bathroom hiding illicit goodsCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Sept 15 – A Kenya Revenue Authority officer has been arrested in Kisumu over allegations of taking a bribe to facilitate the clearance of Sh4.5 million in tax arrears. …
KRA officer arrested over alleged Sh100,000 bribeFormer EACC CEO Halakhe Waqo and eight others have been shortlisted for interviews for the position of IEBC Commission Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, with interviews scheduled for November 12 and 13, 2026.
10 hours ago · Capital News →
Former EACC CEO Halakhe Waqo and eight others have been shortlisted for interviews for the position of IEBC Commission Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, with interviews scheduled for November 12 and 13, 2026.
10 hours ago · Capital News →
The Kenya Revenue Authority has launched a new Multi-Vendor User-Owned Electronic Seals Framework to improve cargo tracking efficiency, allowing vendors and users to own and manage e-seals and select participating service providers, replacing the previous single-vendor arrangement used since 2017.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nairobi City County claims East African Breweries Limited owes Ksh.924 million in outstanding liquor licensing fees, citing an internal audit and citing disparity with historical contributions. The county says negotiation efforts have not resolved the dispute.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nairobi City County is demanding approximately Sh924 million in outstanding liquor licensing arrears from East African Breweries Limited, alleging significant disparities in licensing contributions between major manufacturers and small-scale traders. The county says EABL historically paid around Sh1 million annually while some manufacturers in neighbouring counties pay up to Sh9 million.
23 October 2026 · Capital News →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced the Government is classifying the illicit alcohol trade among the top three greatest threats to Kenya's future, alongside terrorism and banditry, and has established a permanent secretariat to coordinate a crackdown involving multiple agencies.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Government is reviewing the legal framework governing illicit alcohol to introduce tougher penalties for individuals at every stage of the supply chain. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that the manufacture, distribution, sale and consumption of illicit alcohol has been elevated to the category of organised crime, alongside terrorism and banditry.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that the government has elevated the manufacture, distribution, sale and consumption of illicit alcohol to the category of organised crime, placing it alongside terrorism and banditry. Security agencies will conduct intelligence-led operations without political interference, and a permanent multi-agency secretariat has been established in the Office of the Deputy President to coordinate the crackdown.
21 October 2026 · Capital News →
Detectives recovered a grey Land Rover Discovery reported stolen in the United Kingdom during Operation Carback II, a week-long nationwide crackdown that checked more than 260,000 vehicles against INTERPOL's database to disrupt organised motor vehicle crime networks.
18 October 2026 · Capital News →
Kenyan detectives recovered a grey Land Rover Discovery that had been stolen in the United Kingdom during Operation Carback II, a week-long nationwide crackdown on motor vehicle theft syndicates. The vehicle was impounded from a Nairobi motor vehicle yard after INTERPOL database checks confirmed its theft status, and the operation involved multi-agency cooperation including international coordination.
17 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Revenue Authority intercepted 52 refurbished mobile phones and three drones at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after a passenger allegedly handed the items in bags to an airport cleaner to bypass Customs checks. Customs officers spotted the cleaner carrying the backpacks as she exited the terminal and subjected them to screening.
17 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has signed two tax laws: one extending the reduced 8 per cent VAT rate on petroleum products for a further 90 days and changing taxation of selected construction materials; the other altering KRA's board composition and establishing a new funding framework tied to revenue targets. The measures aim to cushion consumers against high fuel prices and ease construction costs without introducing additional taxes.
16 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Kenya Revenue Authority has moved to recover Ksh.623.39 million in alleged outstanding tax arrears from former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko through First Community Bank, citing principal tax of Ksh.308.92 million, penalties of Ksh.15.76 million, and interest of Ksh.298.72 million for the period between January 2015 and December 2019.
16 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto has signed the Tax Laws Amendment Bill, 2026, and the Kenya Revenue Authority Amendment Bill, 2026, extending an eight per cent VAT rate on petrol, diesel and paraffin for an initial 90 days with provision for further extension, and introducing changes to taxation of construction materials and tax collector governance.
16 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has assented to the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The measures reduce VAT on petroleum products from 16 per cent to 8 per cent for 90 days, with the Treasury Cabinet Secretary able to extend by a further 90 days, and also reduce excise duty on sanitary ware and construction materials to ease household and construction costs.
16 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Director of Public Prosecutions has approved charges against five individuals and 12 companies following investigations into a VAT fraud scheme involving fictitious transactions and electronic tax invoices used to claim false refunds. The alleged fraud concerns transactions worth approximately KSh3.22 billion with an alleged VAT loss of KSh518 million.
15 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Director of Public Prosecutions has approved charges against five individuals and twelve companies linked to a VAT fraud scheme involving approximately Ksh.3.9 billion. Investigations by the ODPP and Kenya Revenue Authority found that a network of "missing trader" companies generated fictitious transactions and invoices to allow other businesses to unlawfully claim VAT refunds or reduce tax liability.
15 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has approved charges against five individuals and 12 companies accused of conspiring to defraud the government of Sh3.9 billion in value-added tax through a network of "missing traders" that generated fictitious transactions and electronic invoices to facilitate unlawful VAT refund claims. Investigations by the ODPP and KRA reviewed 70 inquiry files; prosecution was approved in 36 cases involving transactions worth about Sh3.2 billion and estimated VAT loss of Sh518 million, with six cases prioritised for immediate prosecution.
15 October 2026 · The Standard →
Two traders, Joram Kamau Ndinguri and Dorothy Gacheri Kimathi, have been charged in a Nairobi court over an alleged Sh3.9 billion tax fraud scheme involving fake invoices linked to the Kenya Revenue Authority. They allegedly made incorrect statements claiming false input purchases to reduce their tax liability.
15 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's customs authority collected Sh90 billion in September, exceeding its Treasury target by Sh965 million. The growth was driven by a 25.6 per cent increase in the overall value of imports, including bulk cargo which grew by 49.2 per cent.
12 October 2026 · The Standard →
Police seized suspected counterfeit alcohol, sealing equipment and vehicles during a multi-agency operation at Karii Trading Centre in Mwea, Kirinyaga County. The operation recovered 87 cartons of assorted alcohol in 200ml bottles, 19 cartons of Dallas-branded alcohol, several 750ml bottles, 157 empty bottles, two battery chargers suspected for sealing, two motorcycles without number plates and a Toyota Probox.
9 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya Revenue Authority seized approximately 46 tonnes of smuggled sugar in Lodwar, Turkana County, in an intelligence-led operation on October 8, with additional consignments intercepted in Kakamega County. The Lodwar seizure involved two lorries carrying 920 bags of KALIRO-branded sugar smuggled from Uganda through Nadapal without tax payment, with an estimated tax implication of Sh9.73 million.
9 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Kenya Revenue Authority intercepted two lorries carrying 920 bags of Kaliro-branded sugar in Lodwar, Turkana County, suspected to have been smuggled from Moroto, Uganda. The consignment has an estimated tax liability of Sh9.73 million. In a separate incident, KRA officers also intercepted another lorry with 100 bags of sugar in Kakamega County after the driver fled.
9 October 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has promised an all-out war against sellers of destructive alcoholic drinks, saying previous crackdowns fell short due to sabotage and interference. He said he will lead the fight personally and coordinate security agencies, the Kenya Revenue Authority, KeBS, NGAO, and the public.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has ordered the immediate replacement of the contractor assigned to the Sh114 million Kaguku Modern Market in Murang'a County, citing severe delays in meeting completion deadlines. Kindiki directed the Lands Cabinet Secretary to terminate the current contract and bring in a new firm by Monday to complete the facility and provide traders with a working space.
8 October 2026 · The Standard →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki declared a relentless government campaign against harmful alcoholic drinks across Mt. Kenya region and the country, saying all government agencies have been mobilized and directing politicians to stay out of the effort.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that all manufacturers of alcoholic drinks sold in Kenya will undergo fresh vetting due to a spike in harmful alcoholic beverages. The government plans to revoke licences of flagged manufacturers who continue to produce harmful alcohol, following a similar vetting exercise in 2024.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Detectives at JKIA arrested 14 suspects, including three police officers attached to the Security of Government Buildings at Uhuru Camp and foreign nationals, following a raid on a warehouse on Mombasa Road after a complaint by a US national. The three officers were allegedly using their positions to provide security for the suspected syndicate, and detectives recovered 31 sealed black pallets, three of which contained 156 bundles of suspected counterfeit US$100 notes.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Revenue Authority customs officers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport intercepted 40 smartphones valued at approximately Sh8.2 million from a male passenger arriving from Dubai; the devices were concealed across three suitcases and a backpack and had not been declared to customs.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Revenue Authority customs officers seized 40 undeclared iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max smartphones valued at approximately Ksh.8.2 million from a passenger arriving from Dubai at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The passenger, who had entered Kenya four times within nine days, admitted during questioning that he was transporting the phones on behalf of a Dubai client.
1 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Revenue Authority has intercepted 40 smartphones valued at about Sh8.2 million from a male passenger arriving from Dubai at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, who had not declared the devices to Customs. The passenger's frequent trips between Kenya and Dubai within a short period prompted further questioning.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →