Ndiritu Muriithi vows to transform KRA into professional, fair tax authority as new chair

Newly-appointed Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Chairman Ndiritu Muriithi has affirmed the KRA Board’s commitment to transform the tax authority into a professional, fair and service-oriented organization.

Speaking during his swearing-in ceremony at the Supreme Court Building in Nairobi on Monday, Ndiritu has said he will work with the leadership and management of KRA to enhance a facilitative approach across the organization by institutionalizing a service culture across KRA’s touch points, engagements, and interactions.

“My vision is to steer KRA to become a more professional, fair, yet firm organization guided by the core values of being trustworthy, ethical, competent, helpful, innovative and simple. Together with members of the Board of Directors, our endeavour will be to ensure KRA achieves its full potential by providing sound governance, oversight and accountability,” he said.

He added, “We will also continue to build strategic partnerships with our stakeholders in the public and private sector, to develop sector specific, responsive solutions and programs for our taxpayers; to collectively build and boost the economy of our country.”

The newly-appointed KRA Chairman further pledged KRA’s commitment to leverage technology and ensure that its systems are fit for purpose, user friendly and easily accessible in order to make it more convenient for all taxpayers to comply with their tax obligations.

Ndiritu has 33 years of professional and leadership experience that spans across the private and public sectors in which he has made major contributions to economic thought, policy, and leadership development.

He has designed, resourced, and managed implementation of financial sector improvement programs, economic stimulus initiatives, and provided technical assistance to both private companies and governments.

He served as Laikipia West Member of Parliament between 2007 and 2013 and as an assistant minister for industrialization.

Ndiritu also served as the governor of Laikipia County between 2017 and 2022.