The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has collected Sh51 million in revenue in four months (between July and November) from goods intercepted by customs officers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) passenger terminal.
The goods include sex toys, shisha, bleaching creams, drones, guns, toy guns, handcuffs, walkie-talkies, and viagra packs among others, which KRA says were being smuggled into the country between July and October 2023.
KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga disclosed the customs department at the airport intercepted 132 prohibited items and 431 restricted items in a total of 440 interceptions.
”KRA is committed to ensuring passengers are treated with respect and dignity and respect while enforcing custom laws and regulations,” he noted.
Watenga said that the taxman was not out to harass anyone but to facilitate trade and protect country from harmful and illegal goods.
