NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has revealed that the newly recruited Revenue Service Tax Assistants have helped raise 180.6 million in additional collections.
According to KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga, who briefed the parliamentary committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity, the tax assistants have been pivotal in identifying more than 20,500 unregistered taxpayers and bringing an additional 10,515 taxpayers into compliance with various tax obligations.
“The recently recruited KRA Revenue Assistants have made significant progress in expanding the tax base and enhancing revenue mobilization across the country,” KRA stated.
“The field officers have played a crucial role in supporting KRA’s efforts to collect additional revenue and tackle tax evasion,” it added.
KRA has further affirmed that it had equipped the field officers with paramilitary training that would enable them to cope with the physical nature of their work and aimed to instill discipline, dedication, perseverance, courage, and commitment in their service to the citizens.
The officers further received technical training on value-added tax, customs, and KRA business systems to enhance their effectiveness and be able to tackle the diverse taxpayers together with complex tax evasion schemes.
“Recognizing the challenges faced by field officers in dealing with diverse taxpayers and complex tax evasion schemes, KRA provided comprehensive training to equip them with both tax knowledge and paramilitary skills,” they stated.
