Nairobi, July 22 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has once again put on notice drinking water vendors who have not been collecting and remitting excise duty, as the agency races to fill its collection target in an economy negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The KRA said in a notice dated July 17 that it has noted cases of water refillers who are not licensed and who are not charging, and remitting excise duty as required by the law.
This is the second time in just over seven months that the taxman is threatening action on those selling drinking water without charging excise.
The Excise duty on bottled water stands at Sh5.47 per litre.
"KRA wishes to remind all persons who are engaged in the business of bottling (including ...