Kenya targets China imports in new tax evasion crackdown

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Customers look for television sets at one of electronics shops along Luthuli Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | NMG

Chinese imports are set for tighter scrutiny as President William Ruto’s government intensifies a purge on entities and individuals who undervalue products shipped from the Asian nation, denying Kenya billions of shillings in tax revenue.

The Treasury in its revenue strategy for the medium-term plans to deploy the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for special partnerships with its counterpart agencies in other jurisdictions to determine the true value of imports shipped in from China.