This archive report was first published on 4 December 2019.
December 4, 2019, marked a day of relief for the boy child in Kenya as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) came out to dismiss claims that it plans to tax dowry payments.
The claims, which had been circulating online, suggested that KRA would start taxing dowry payments to raise revenues and meet its target of Sh1.8 trillion in the financial year 2018/19.
However, KRA quickly moved to dismiss the claims, labeling them as 'fake news.'
“Hii story hata sisi tumeiskia tu,” tweeted KRA, sparking a mix of reactions from Kenyans who had expressed outrage at the idea of taxing dowry payments.
Many had taken to social media to express their relief at the clarification, with some even joking about the absurdity of the idea.
“Uzuri mumeconfirm nilikuwa nishaanza kujipanga tukiwa na ndauwo tulete mbuzi kwa ofisi zenyu kaa WHT,” said @SamGakungu, while @JaredOduya wrote, “Nkt vile nilikuwa nimepata excuse ya kulipa pesa kidogo na kusema ingine tax imekula.”
