CS Treasury Ukur Yatani [Jonah Onyango, Standard]Covid-19 has extensively suppressed world economies over the past one year -Kenya’s included. In December 2020, for instance, KRA surpassed its revenue collection target for the month by Sh2 billion after posting a collection of Sh166 billion. The taxman further posted an impressive performance last April where Sh176.6 billion was registered against a target of Sh170.2 billion. Looking at the above statistics, it is clear our country has great potential to mobilise enough domestic resources for self-sustenance. Take a surveyThe government should continue putting in place strategic measures to fully open the economic and enhance domestic resource mobilisation.

Source: Standard Digital May 19, 2021 21:00 UTC