Nairobi, Kenya — Rents are likely to go up after Finance Minister Njeru Githae used this year's budget speech to direct the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to map residential areas to ensure all landlords pay taxes.
Unveiling the 2012-2013 budget statement under the theme: 'Deepening Economic and Social Prosperity within a System of Devolved Government,' Githae said the KRA will implement a comprehensive strategy to hold landlords and tenants accountable despite challenges in the recent past to collect the tax.
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