Nearly three million individuals and businesses have benefitted from waivers on tax penalties, fines and interests under the ongoing amnesty programme which began on December 27, 2024.

In the latest update from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), this initiative has seen a total of KES158 billion waived as of 9th April, 2025.

According to KRA Commissioner, Large and Medium Taxpayers, Rispah Simiyu, the taxman has also collected KES10.9 billion in principal tax payments since the rollout of the programme.

“This initiative is part of KRA’s broader efforts to foster voluntary compliance and provide relief to taxpayers burdened by past debts. It offers a unique chance to settle tax matters on favourable terms and to move forward on a clean slate,” said Simiyu.

Additionally, the authority is counting on the programme which ends at the close of the current fiscal year to help taxpayers resolve past tax issues and regularise their compliance requirements.

“The Tax Amnesty Programme provides an opportunity for taxpayers to clean their tax records through offering a waiver on penalties, interest and fines for tax debts accrued up to 31st December 2023,” KRA stated.

Under the programme, taxpayers without outstanding principle taxes up to December 31, 2023 will automatically qualify for the waiver. However, taxpayers with debts arising from January 1, 2024 and after do not qualify for amnesty and will have to pay all penalties, interest, and principal taxes for debts incurred after the set date.

“It offers a unique chance to settle tax matters on favourable terms and to move forward on a clean slate.”

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