Nairobi, April 7 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is banking on stepped-up deployment of technology and enforcement tools to raise Sh932 billion in the final three months of the current financial year in a bid to meet its Sh2.97 trillion annual revenue target.

The aggressive final-quarter push comes after the agency collected Sh2.038 trillion by the end of March-the first time it has crossed the Sh2 trillion mark within nine months.

The receipts were Sh209 billion, or 11.43 percent, more than the Sh1.83 trillion haul in a similar period the year before.

The revenue, however, fell short of the Sh2.122 trillion target, leaving a gap and piling pressure on KRA to accelerate collections.

The tax authority has signalled a shift toward ...