KRA Seeks Sh2.7B from Eldoret Airport

Following the resumption of cargo flights, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) projects collecting Sh2.7 billion from imports at the Eldoret International Airport this year.

“With goodwill from the Kenya Association of International Cargo Consolidator (KAICC), and other stakeholders we target to collect the Sh2.7 billion as taxes from the Eldoret Airport that will go towards supporting government initiative of funding development,” said KRA acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Control Pamela Ahago.

Ahago claimed during a speech in Eldoret that over the course of the previous three fiscal years, KRA was able to collect Sh6.3 billion in taxes from cargo imports passing through the Eldoret Airport.

The KRA estimate comes as Moses Kuria, the Cabinet Secretary for Investment and Trade, and Kipchumba Murkomen, the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, have re-launched cargo flights to Eldoret International Airport.

“Whereas we have noted a decline in cargo volumes in the last two financial years which has impacted our revenue collection targets, we are optimistic that the cargo volumes will increase in the current financial 2023/2024,” said Ahago.

Murkomen stated that the government would expedite the development of the airport’s four-kilometer tarmac and an additional 600-meter safety zone to allow aircraft to carry big cargo from the airstrip.