Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- Google has joined Meta in withholding 5 percent of earnings paid to Kenyan content creators, as the State moves to capture revenue from digital platforms that monetise content.

The US tech giant has demanded that YouTube content creators submit their Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) by October 1, warning it will freeze payments to creators who do not comply.

Google joins Instagram and Facebook's parent firm Meta, which began withholding the 5 percent tax from payments to Kenyan creators in January this year.

Kenya has been tapping its booming digital economy to widen its tax base as it seeks to cut reliance on borrowing. The Income Tax Act requires that digital platforms submit 5 ...