Govt to Sell eCitizen Data in the Latest Revenue Strategy
The Kenyan government plans to monetize non-personal data from the eCitizen platform by creating a national data marketplace for businesses and researchers. Additionally, new legislation proposes granting the Kenya Revenue Authority powers to freeze accounts of employers who fail to remit pension contributions.
Why it matters
The move reflects a growing global trend of governments seeking to generate revenue from public sector data while tightening tax and regulatory enforcement.
Hello and welcome to the Money News Roundup Newsletter. Today, we unpack the government s plan to monetise non-personal eCitizen data and a proposal that would give KRA powers to freeze accounts and recover unremitted pension contributions from defaulting employers.
The report objectively outlines government policy proposals and their intended economic goals.
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