A technology firm has sued the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), seeking to block the roll out of a digital cargo pre-arrival declaration system amid claims of ‘copycat’ of a similar idea it had shared with the tax agency.
The tech company, Greenworld Big Data Limited, seeks urgent orders blocking the implementation of the Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) customs platform from August 3, 2026, pending determination of the suit.
Alternatively, the company wants the court to compel KRA to pay it an ongoing royalty equal to 30 per cent of all revenue, gains, cost savings and efficiencies generated by the ACD platform if the tax authority is allowed to continue operating it.
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