The lawmakers were concerned that Uber has only filed Sh31 million in taxes despite collecting high revenues. The company said it remitted Sh7 million in pay-as-you-earn tax, Sh19 million in value-added tax, and Sh5 million in income tax. ALSO READ: Kenya, S. Africa adapt different tactics to counter Uber dominationWhile Uber International is registered in the United States, it has operations in Kenya through its local holding company, Uber Kenya. The MPs expressed dissatisfaction with Uber's tax returns. Licensing of sector players enables close monitoring and could help tax administration in the implementation of tax compliance programmes," said the KRA official.

Source: Standard Digital March 21, 2017 16:33 UTC