KRA boss Wattanga ousted
Search for new KRA boss begins after board doesn't renew Wattanga's contract...
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Humphrey Wattanga has been ousted as Commissioner-General of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), just four months before his term was set to end. The tax agency announced Wattanga will go on terminal leave immediately.
- The Kenya Revenue Authority Board will not renew Humphrey Wattanga's contract.
- Lilian Nyawanda, Commissioner of Customs and Border Control, will serve as the interim head of KRA.
- The change comes amid pressure on KRA to increase revenue and curb tax evasion.
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