Nairobi, March 5 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is eying a major real estate expansion that will see it develop new infrastructure, including data centres, warehouses, staff offices, housing, laboratories, and training centres.

The taxman said its operations and staff population have expanded substantially, piling strain on existing facilities.

"The Board of Directors and KRA leadership identified the need for a property development strategy to provide a conducive working environment to KRA staff while accommodating additional recruitment of staff from 8,523 in the year 2024 to 14,583 by the end of the year 2025," said the KRA in a disclosure.

"The implementation of the property management strategy will significantly transform KR...