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KRA under fire over plan to introduce new taxes on travellers' personal items

A Customs officer checks the luggage of a suspected drug baron at JKIA. [File, Standard]

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has come under a barrage of criticism following a post on Monday, October 30, stating that travellers entering or leaving the country will be subjected to tax on any items worth Sh75,000 (USD500) and above.

The post on its official X account which has since been brought down, drew criticism from netizens with many of them terming the move as 'backward and authoritarian.'

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