Small-scale importers and micro-entrepreneurs have announced an immediate boycott of cargo clearance to protest higher taxes
Small-scale importers and micro-entrepreneurs have announced an immediate boycott of cargo clearance to protest higher taxes, levies and administrative fees, after the relief period granted by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) lapsed.
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