NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh1.01 trillion in the first four months of the 2026/27 financial year, reaching the target a month earlier than in previous financial years.
The taxman also exceeded its October revenue target, collecting Sh260.63 billion against a target of Sh258.30 billion. This represented a 100.9 percent performance rate and a surplus of Sh2.33 billion.
October collections grew by 15.5 percent compared to the same month last year, when revenue growth stood at 8 percent. Growth in October 2024 was 6.5 percent.
KRA attributed the performance to higher collections from both customs and domestic taxes.
Customs revenue reached a record Sh94.79 billion in October, surpassing its target by Sh1.01 billion. The collection was 11.3 percent higher than in October last year.
Non-oil taxes drove the customs performance, recording a surplus of Sh7.24 billion and growth of 26 percent.
Domestic revenue collections stood at Sh165.45 billion against a target of Sh164.11 billion, exceeding the target by Sh1.34 billion. The collections grew by 18.1 percent compared to October 2025.
Corporation Tax recorded the strongest performance among the key domestic tax categories, with collections of Sh23.93 billion against a target of Sh20.08 billion. This represented a 119.2 percent performance rate and growth of 31.6 percent.
KRA said the electricity, manufacturing, transport and wholesale sectors accounted for about 81 percent of Corporation Tax collections during the month.
Domestic Excise Duty also exceeded its target for the first time in a long period, collecting Sh945 million above target and recording growth of 54.1 percent.
The increase was supported by higher remittances from manufacturers of beer, wine, spirits and tobacco. However, collections from soft drinks and bottled water manufacturers declined by 4.8 percent and 96.4 percent, respectively.
Domestic Value Added Tax (VAT) collections reached Sh33.37 billion, slightly above the Sh33.32 billion target, representing growth of 22.1 percent.
KRA is targeting total revenue collections of Sh3.268 trillion by the end of the 2026/27 financial year.
