Unemployment might be a gift in disguise in Kenya

The middle class in Kenya is highly comprised of 8-5 workers who are in the white collar industry .Now take into account what they are charged; NSSF ,NHIF,PAYE,Helb,KRA,Loans, bills and to top it off the new housing levy.Maybe the guy earns a net pay of 60k minus the deductions he takes home about 40k a month.
Sasa kuna jango apa nje…ametoka akangangana akasakanya ka thao moja mia tano…But the way he has to tire to get the money is unimaginable.He is not subjected to any form of tax because he will file nil on his returns .You end up wondering…ni wapi kuzuri hii Kenya.

Wacha kila MTU achukue hii huduma number. Kila MTU atakuwa analipa hizi deductions zote. Mpende msipende. Hata Mama mboga kama @Mrs Shosho na kina @Makonika.

It’s all about consistency and predictability. Formal employees can plan two years ahead because their income is predictable. On the other hand The jua Kali guy cannot even plan two months ahead because income ni kama mvua. It may flood or fail for the whole season.

Self employed jua kali has more job security !
Employed folks you may wake up to find a notice at the company gate rendering you obsolete, you have no control over your employment unless you work for govt or TSC and such

What makes you think that if you have Huduma Number you will be forced to pay taxes?

It’s a high time KRA started a door to door campaign, asking people how they have made it ro stay in the city, without any income ? How do you file nil 6 years consecutively without any income

KRA has no such capacity. Hata USA they are forced to do random scrutiny because it’s impossible to track every person.

The govt can do it since they have all your details on their fingerprints.

Didn’t they have ALL details at their fingertips?

Now they are centralised and synchronized.

Hapo sasa 60k ni gross, 40k ndio net.

Donge!

While at it, someone educate me…I have never filed returns even a single year and I’ve had kra pin for around 10 yrs…Njiraini anaweza kuwa na swali ?

Kuna penalty utalipa, sijui kama ni 20k for every year you fail to submit returns ama?

In kenya there’s massive tax evasion. I won’t be surprised that, in ever 10 doors you knock, only one door will have people who are tax compliant.

I dont pay taxes fuck the government

People will take huduma number but you cannot trace their income. Will KRA tax their fingerprints?

Many will still evade the net but trust me a large number will join the tax bracket by force. If your business transactions are through financial institutions, your time is up because each transaction leaves very huge footprints.

Shosho is not boarding but only because hana kitambulisho, hana pin, hana Kenyan Passport. Can I ask you a quick question? what is the gava going to do with those that have renewed their passports? They issued a silly threat…don’t really think this is being handled in the best way possible.

It was revised to 2k for every year not filed.

never complain of government projects if u have never filed tax returns and you have been having an income of over 13k per month.