How Kenyans drank KRA to a historic Ksh1T milestone while quenching thirst with cheap water

Kenya’s taxman has crossed the Ksh1 trillion revenue mark, with wine tax collections surging 110.8 per cent and premium beer rising 43.5 per cent, even as bottled water excise revenue plunged 96.4 per cent following a government tax change.Kenya’s latest tax figures reveal an unusual contrast in the country’s beverage industry: while tax collections from alcoholic drinks posted some of the strongest growth, bottled water almost disappeared from the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) excise revenue books.