Nairobi, July 31 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) targets a shift to a blockchain-powered trade platform to speed up cargo movement by replacing cumbersome paperwork with instant digital records.

The taxman said it would adopt the Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP), a blockchain-enabled digital platform that allows importers, exporters, shipping companies, clearing agents, and government regulators to exchange cargo information electronically before goods arrive.

The blockchain system will create a single digital record that every authorised participant in the cargo verification and clearance chain will access instead of repeatedly submitting and verifying the same documents.

Customs and Border Control commissioner Lilian ...