The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has exceeded its revenue collection target for December 2025 by 108 percent to Ksh.307.6 billion.
The record revenue is from a set target of Ksh.284.9 billion, in which the taxman said was buoyed by robust growth in oil-related taxes.
It also represents a 30.1 percent year-on-year growth rate compared to the same period in the previous year, according to a press statement issued on January 20, 2026.
Oil taxes grew by 23.9 percent and achieved a performance rate of 103.7 percent.
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“KRA remains confident of achieving the Financial Year 2025/26 revenue target of Ksh.2.968 trillion, supported by sustained growth across key tax heads and improved compliance. This represents a required growth of 15.4 percent over the Ksh.2.572 trillion collected in the 2024/25 financial year, and we are encouraged by the positive performance recorded so far,” reads the statement in part.
Above-target performance was recorded across several oil-related tax heads, including VAT on oil, import duty on oil, the Railway Development Levy (oil), the Petroleum Development Levy, the Petroleum Regulatory Levy, and the Road Maintenance Levy Fund.
KRA also collected Ksh.221.287 billion in domestic taxes in December 2025, exceeding the target of Ksh.201.593 billion and delivering a performance rate of 109.8 percent.
This posted a growth of 31.7 percent, up from Kshs. 168.057 billion collected in December 2024, underscoring improved compliance and economic activity.
