Small businesses in Kenya are increasingly rejecting mobile money payments in favor of cash as they look to sidestep aggressive tax compliance measures.
Thought this was interesting. Partially because of raised prices, but apparently mainly because of tax enforcement.
The shift follows the deployment of 1,400 paramilitary-trained field officers by the Kenya Revenue Authority
The shift follows the deployment of 1,400 paramilitary-trained field officers
Which in turn follows Kenya taking on another big chunk of sovereign debt despite (or maybe because of) having trouble paying off its existing debt. Which has not exactly been universally popular with voters.