A commissioner at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has revealed details of a school, which operates in 24 countries and is run by the institution.
In an interview on NTV on Tuesday, March 16, Commissioner Fred Mugambi disclosed that Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA), a school that trains individuals on financial and tax matters, is ranked as the largest of its kind in Eastern and Southern Africa.
He noted that the institution was founded after three other financial training institutions in the country merged upon the formation of KRA.
"KESRA is as old as this country in terms of the independence. At independence, we were basically three schools teaching VAT (Value Added Tax), Income Tax and Customs respectively.
"When KRA came into formation, the three schools were combined. and we became a unified school training in all the areas of tax and customs," explained Mugambi, the school's chairman.
Since KRA was formed in 1995 to aid the state in revenue collection, the school has risen to become a continental school offering its services across many countries in Africa.
"We host the African Academy of OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) incharge of tax and financial crimes investigations.
"We are also the largest of the four accredited World Customs Organisation training schools in Eastern and Southern Africa and we therefore train for World Customs Organisation in 24 countries," he explained.
He further revealed that the school's continental visibility had risen KRA's stature in Africa. KRA collects the highest revenue compared to other East African countries combined.
He further revealed that the school, which is a department of agency, builds capacity of the estimated KRA staff of 8,000 people.
The school also offers taxation studies for various government agencies across the continent.
The main campus is located on a four-storey building named KESRA Park along Waiyaki in Nairobi.
