Nairobi, May 4 -- Anonymous whistleblowers helped the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) recover Sh6.8 billion in lost revenue last financial year, underlining the growing role of tip-offs as a potent tool in the fight against tax evasion and corruption.

The recoveries, made through the taxman's web-based iWhistle platform, represent a 61.13 percent jump from Sh4.22 billion collected in the prior year ended June 2024.

Collections in the year ended June were drawn from 821 cases reported anonymously, down from 883 cases in the previous financial year.

The latest disclosures signal a shift in enforcement, with KRA increasingly relying on citizen-led intelligence to seal revenue leakages that often escape routine audits, while also exposing mi...