JUST IN: Finance Committee Rejects KRA’s Push to Monitor Taxpayers’ Bank and Mobile Transactions 

  The National Assembly’s Finance Committee has urged Parliament to delete a controversial provision in the 2025 Finance Bill that would have allowed the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to access taxpayers’ personal and financial information without court approval. At the heart of the dispute is Clause 52, which proposes to repeal Section 59A(1B) of the Tax Procedures Act. This section currently protects businesses from being compelled to share their customers’ personal data with tax authorities. If passed, the change would give KRA unchecked access to sensitive data, such as mobile money transactions, bank details, and even trade secrets, all in the
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