Editor's Review

KRA has announced the rollout of a new online system aimed at making rental income tax management simpler and more efficient for landlords across the country.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced the rollout of a new online system aimed at making rental income tax management simpler and more efficient for landlords across the country.

In a notice on Thursday, September 25, KRA said the introduction of the Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) is expected to streamline the filing and payment of rental taxes while also improving compliance.

"Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) wishes to notify the public that it has rolled out an Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS) which will facilitate easier payment of Monthly Rental Income (MRI).

"The system enables management of properties, filing and payment of rental taxes in a simple and convenient way," the notice read. 

According to KRA, the platform is accessible both directly through the KRA website, and through the eCitizen. 

Read More

  1. KRA Announces New Requirement for Importers
  2. KRA Issues Deadline Notice to Select Vehicle Owners
  3. KRA Intercepts 21,600 Smartphones Worth Ksh16 Million in Tax at Eldoret Airport

"The link to access the system is https://erits.kra.go.ke or the eCitizen public portal. We urge all persons owning rental properties and earning rental income to update/correct their property details as appropriate in the new KRA system," the notice added.

File image of KRA offices

This comes a day after KRA announced that, starting October 1, 2025, all consignments imported into the country will be required to have a Certificate of Origin (COO).

In a public notice on Tuesday, September 23, KRA said the directive is anchored in Section 44A of the Tax Procedures Act, CAP. 469B, as amended by the Finance Act, 2025. 

The authority noted that importers and customs clearing agents will now be required to provide a COO issued by a competent authority in the country of export.

"The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) hereby notifies all importers, customs clearing agents, and the general public that, in compliance with Section 44A of the Tax Procedures Act, CAP. 469B (as amended by the Finance Act, 2025), all consignments imported into Kenya must be accompanied by a Certificate of Origin (COO) issued by a competent authority in the country of export," read the notice in part.

The taxman said the requirement took effect on July 1, 2025, but the authority provided a transition window of up to September 30, 2025, to allow importers to adjust to the new rules.

KRA also said provisional measures have been introduced to accommodate exceptional cases where a COO may not be available at the time of importation.

In such cases, KRA said importers may provide an origin declaration with origin details, an export permit or license issued by the exporting country’s competent authority, a customs export declaration, or a PVOC issued by authorized agents of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). 

Further, the authority said some categories of imports are exempt from mandatory COO submission.

This includes goods imported by privileged persons and institutions, used goods, including used motor vehicles, personal baggage, personal effects, mailbags and postal parcels imported by post, human remains, and imported samples of no commercial value.

Others are temporary imports, small packages of medicaments under a doctor’s prescription, and individual packages that do not exceed the weight and value as outlined in Regulation 119(3) of the East African Community Customs Management.