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The Kenya Revenue Authority had collected KSh 1.010 trillion by the end of October, a month earlier than in previous financial years; October collections were KSh 260.630 billion and customs took in a record KSh 94.793 billion, the authority said on 5 November 2026.
Eleven categories of goods cannot be cleared as consolidated cargo and 19 others together may not exceed 5% of total cargo volume, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a notice dated 5 November.
KRA says everyone in business must issue eTIMS e-invoices, VAT-registered or not; a KRA official told a parliamentary committee on 27 October that Safaricom wants to issue them for M-Pesa merchants, and the talks are at a preliminary stage, Business Daily reported on 28 October.
Cargo consolidators, customs agents and importers must declare each importer's name, PIN, ID number, telephone number and item details for consolidated cargo, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a public notice dated 28 October. The requirement took effect on 13 September.
Banks and payment companies in Kenya have begun adding 16% VAT to the fees businesses pay to accept digital payments, Business Daily reported on 28 October 2026. The Finance Act 2026 provision covering these fees took effect on 1 July 2026; one bank's text to customers gives 1 November.
Imported cargo without a policy from an insurer licensed by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) will be blocked from customs clearance from 1 November, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a notice dated 22 October 2026.
The Kenya Revenue Authority began rolling out a multi-vendor, user-owned electronic seal framework on 27 October 2026, ending single-vendor supply, KRA said in a press release.
The Kenya Revenue Authority set the market interest rate for fringe benefit tax, and the prescribed rate for deemed interest, at 9% for October, November and December 2026, up from 8% for July to September, in a public notice dated 22 October 2026.
The Kenya Revenue Authority will enforce mandatory digital marine cargo insurance on all imports from 1 November 2026, with non-compliant consignments blocked from clearance, it said on 22 October.
Only devices from approved private vendors will be used to monitor dry cargo and motor vehicles under customs control from 26 October, and KRA's own fuel seals for wet cargo will be phased out gradually, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a notice dated 16 October.
The Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026 also cuts excise on sanitary ware, and a second Act changes the Kenya Revenue Authority board and funding, Capital FM and The Star reported on 16 October 2026.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has approved prosecution of 42 individuals, companies and company directors, and six suspects are under arrest, the Kenya Revenue Authority said on 15 October 2026. Two traders have denied tax fraud charges in a Nairobi court, The Standard reported.
