The Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) Customs and Border Control Department has reported a major revenue milestone, collecting Ksh879.3 billion in the 2024/2025 financial year, exceeding its target by more than five percent.
KRA says the department averaged daily collections of Ksh3 billion, thanks to increased taxes on both oil and non-oil imports. Customs and Border Control Commissioner Lilian Nyawanda credited this growth to improved enforcement and streamlined processes.
“KRA’s Customs and Border Control Department recorded an accelerated growth rate of 11.1 per cent in revenue collection over the previous year’s growth rate of 4.9 per cent to collect Sh879 billion,” said Nyawanda. “This denotes a performance rate of 105.9 per cent, at the close of the 2024/2025 Financial Year.”
Oil-related revenue, including collections from petrol, diesel, coal, and lubricants, rose by 12 percent due to higher import volumes. Non-oil goods such as sugar, rice, and cooking oil contributed Ksh541 billion to the total, further boosted by a 37.4 percent reduction in import exemptions.
The department also saw significant gains from import and excise duties, the Railway Development Levy (RDL), and the Road Maintenance Levy (RML). Nyawanda noted that KRA’s centralized clearance system has improved efficiency at border points, cutting down processing time and improving compliance.
As part of its war on illicit trade, KRA collected Ksh549 million from seized contraband goods.
“Among the notable enforcement actions that were taken during FY2024/25 was the seizure of over 40,000 litres of smuggled ethanol concealed in imported molasses,” said Nyawanda.
She attributed the department’s strong performance to tightened enforcement, effective sealing of revenue leakages, and enhanced trade facilitation.
This record-setting achievement follows KRA’s recent announcement that it surpassed its overall revenue target for the year, collecting Ksh2.57 trillion, nearly seven percent above projections.
