Nairobi, April 16 -- The High Court has dealt a blow to aggressive debt recovery methods used by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), blocking the agency from directly raiding a taxpayer's bank accounts to recover dues, citing due process violations.

The court nullified agency notices issued to NCBA Bank Kenya Limited and Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited, which had been directed to remit funds held in accounts belonging to Katahira & Engineers International Limited.

An agency notice is a directive issued by the taxman under Section 42 of the Tax Procedures Act, compelling a third party, such as a bank or employer, to recover unpaid taxes from a defaulter's account and remit them to KRA.

The notices, issued on December 15, 2025, demanded Sh139....