Are you happy with how unforgiving Kenya’s tax regime has become?

The taxman now has more data than ever.

eTIMS/TIMS. Withholding tax. Customs records.

And from 2026, KRA is validating income and expenses declared in returns against this data.

For compliant businesses, that can mean fewer loopholes.

But it can also mean one missing invoice, one mismatch or one misunderstood requirement becomes a headache.

So here’s the question:

Is the system becoming better at enforcing compliance — or simply harder for ordinary businesses to navigate?