A Kenyan tech company has sued the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, alleging their new Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) system is a replication of the company's proprietary technology, for which they were never compensated.

• The tech firm is seeking 30% royalty on all value, savings, and efficiencies generated by the system, or an order to halt its use.
• Key entities involved are the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the tech company, with Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi also named.
• The company claims it first pitched its cargo-tracking idea, estimated to recover Ksh826 billion in annual losses, to KRA in 2023, but the authority launched its own version in 2026 without a deal.