This archive report was first published on 28 December 2019.
December 28, 2019 - Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced plans to axe five senior managers after their contracts were not renewed. The move is part of a performance accountability plan aimed at improving the taxman's performance.
The new management at Times Tower, led by James Mburu, has insisted that the authority will enforce a performance accountability plan that will send away managers who fail to meet targets. Sources told the Saturday Standard that the managers have been informed they will not get a renewal.
According to KRA, senior staff have been on three-year contracts renewable subject to performance since 2014. However, the authority has consistently struggled to meet its targets, partly due to failure to enforce accountability among staff.
Insiders said the process of evaluating the performance of all senior staff is currently in progress. Those whose performance is not satisfactory but their tenures are not coming to an end may either have their contracts terminated or be put on performance improvement plans of between one and six months.
As part of efforts to address the issue, KRA has intensified its fight against corruption among staff, a vice that has undermined achievement of revenue targets. In May, the authority took to court 80 employees for receiving bribes and abating tax evasion in collusion with individual and corporate taxpayers.
