Those of you who will fail to remit their taxes to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will be named and shamed in public. Finance Minister Njeru Githae has introduced a clause in Kenya’s tax laws in an amendment to the Income Tax Act that will ensure that any person owing KRA shall be served with a notice through print media of national circulation.

Previously, KRA would send the defaulter a hand delivered, a mail to the last known post office or a physical drop at the last known address.

This move seeks to boost compliance while increasing the total taxes gathered as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) races to meet its target of gathering a minimum of KES 1.2 trillion per annum by 2015; a 41.06% increment on the  KES 707.3 billion in revenue collected by the KRA in the financial year June 2011 to June 2012.