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KRA cautioned Kenyans to be aware of fraudsters who were purporting to collect tax.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has dismissed social media reports that it seeks to tax till numbers.

In a statement via its X handle on Tuesday November 28, the authority said till numbers are not subject to taxation.

KRA cautioned Kenyans to be aware of fraudsters who were purporting to collect tax urging the public to verify the authority’s staff via its website.

“Not true. Till numbers are not subject to taxation, and KRA does not collect any such taxes. Beware of fraudsters purporting to do any of the above,” KRA stated.

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File image of Lipa na Mpesa card. 

The authority was responding to a WhatsApp screenshot posted by an X user claiming that KRA officers are walking around and taxing businesses using M-Pesa till numbers.

The post also alleged that business owners are not accessing money paid via till numbers as a result. 

“Morning, if you have a shop or using Lipa na Mpesa for your business,most are being shut down (unafaa lipa tax for it),customer can pay but as a merchant you can't access your money,since yesterday,thought it was maintenance but apparently most supermarkets and shops are opting out of lipa na Mpesa and out of pochi la biashara,so kindly look for alternative means of payments by clients,” the flagged post read in part.