I was particularly impressed recently to see KRA officials accompanied by high school students during an onsite tax return filing exercise in Nairobi. This initiative, I further gathered, has been made possible through the establishment of tax clubs and tax societies at these institutions. It is also an impeccable initiative that will psychologically prepare future taxpayers on civic obligations such as tax payment. For this to work, the Ministry of Education and other concerned players needs to expedite the process of incorporating basic tax education in our school curriculum. This should be in full cognisance of the fact that tax payment is the only source of income to enable any government to provide basic amenities to its people.

Source: The Star April 30, 2019 00:56 UTC