The Kenya Revenue Authority exceeded its revenue targets for December 2025, posting strong growth as it begins the second half of the 2025/26 financial year.
The tax agency also recorded its highest-ever monthly customs collection, driven largely by oil and non-oil import taxes.
A statement said KRA collected Sh307.6 billion in December against a target of Sh285 billion representing 29 per cent increase compared to the same period in the previous financial year.
Exchequer revenue amounted to Sh284.3 billion, above the target of Sh261.8 billion, resulting in a year-on-year growth of 30 per cent.
Customs and Border Control collected Sh85.9 billion, exceeding the target of Sh83.0 billion. This collection marked the highest monthly customs revenue in KRA’s history.
According to KRA, the customs performance was supported by growth in oil-related taxes, which rose by about 24 per cent. Non-oil taxes, on the other han,d recorded a 103.4 per cent performance rate and grew by 23.4 per cent.
Domestic taxes also surpassed targets, with collections of Sh221.3 billion against a target of Sh201.6 billion.
This was a 31 per cent increase from Sh168 billion collected in December of 2024.
KRA has set a revenue target of Sh2.97 trillion for the current financial year, up from Sh2.57 trillion collected in the last financial year, requiring a growth of 15.4 per cent.
The agency has been deploying technology in its work hence the increases in tax collections.
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