Kenyans should assess KRA’s revised customs benchmark on consolidated cargo through the lens of tax obligations, trade facilitation and long-term formalisation rather than political outrage.

The future of tax enforcement should be better targeting, not simply higher thresholds. That is not being lenient on tax evasion; it is making enforcement smarter.

Nairobi traders’ protests against the Kenya Revenue Authority’s decision to increase the minimum tax yield on 40-foot containers of consolidated general cargo from Sh2.5 million…