KRA PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO OFFER TAX TRAINING

KRA PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO OFFER TAX TRAINING

By Donald Kogai

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

through its training school Kenya School

of Revenue Administration (KESRA) held

its 18th Graduation Ceremony whereby 625

graduands trained on matters tax,

customs, fiscal policy and management

were conferred with certificates,

diplomas, postgraduate diplomas and

master’s certificates.

The graduation ceremony was presided by

Cabinet Secretary for Interior and

Coordination of National Government Dr.

Fred Matiang’i who acknowledged the

importance of the training in the

national development agenda for resource

mobilisation and tax compliance. The CS

emphasized the need for Government

agencies to send their senior managers

and Board members to KESRA to attend

relevant short courses in Tax and

Customs as a way of boasting their tax

compliance capacity.

KRA is committed to continue supporting

KESRA as part of capacity building for

KRA Staff and other tax experts across

the country including county government

officials.

“Since last year, we have reported

exceptional revenue performance and this

is attributed to various efforts made

by the Authority including a deliberate

and focused investment in capacity

building for our officers. We will

continue to support the school to build

necessary physical as well as human

capacity so that it can train more and

better. Last year, we revamped the e-

Academy and as a result, we are now able

to reach all our staff across the

country with training interventions. We

will continue reviewing the curriculum

to better meet the needs of our staff

and the market,” said, Githii Mburu,

Commissioner General, Kenya Revenue

Authority.

On his part, the KRA Director Eng.

Leornard Ithau, while speaking on behalf

of the KRA Board Chair Amb. Francis

Muthaura emphasised on the need for

partnership with other government

agencies on tax capacity building.

“Our local and international

partnerships also continue to bear

immense fruits for us. For instance,

through the partnership between KESRA

and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), over

120 senior KRA staff have attended

senior leadership programs at the KDF.

In addition, KESRA and KDF are running a

three-we program for Assistant

Managers. These partnerships are

important and should be encouraged,

said, Eng. Leornard Ithau, Director KRA.

The theme of the 18th graduation was

“Building Capacity to Enhance Revenue

Collection and Trade Facilitation”.