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Treasury PS refutes claims that Kenyans are overtaxed

Brenda Murungi by Brenda Murungi
February 21, 2024
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Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo has countered the prevailing public sentiment suggesting that Kenyans are burdened with excessive taxes. He asserts that the issue lies more in the lack of guidance and patriotism  among citizens when fulfilling their tax obligations.

Speaking on Tuesday at a Parliamentary Group meeting chaired by President William Ruto in Naivasha, PS Kiptoo stated that Kenya maintains a favourable tax rate in comparison to other countries.

While reiterating that there is a need for the country to raise its own revenues for development, Kiptoo said there is a need to carry out more education and awareness to demystify claims that Kenyans are being overburdened by taxes, as that was the case.

“We seemed to have lost this story around taxation where people are saying we are overtaxed. I don’t think we are, especially if you do a comparison with other countries,” noted the PS

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Kiptoo went on to compare paying taxes to the increasing number of Harambe’s held countrywide for different occasions, insinuating that they were an indication of the people’s financial capabilities.

“Every weekend everybody is paying for Harambee (Fundraising) and is doing so willingly. If you don’t struggle to give for fundraising, how come when it comes to paying taxes we have to struggle? We need patriotism because paying taxes is good for us,” He questioned

The Principal Secretary further highlighted that a significant portion of the Kenyan population is failing to fulfill their tax obligations as mandated by law.

He noted that while 20 million individuals possess registered Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), only 8.5 million are actively engaged in tax-paying activities. Furthermore, not all of these active individuals are consistently paying their taxes.

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