Stories of Change: Reforming taxation in Kenya to reduce debt distress
Channel: UNU-WIDER
Date: 2024-01-04

The first phase of UNU-WIDER's Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) programme helped improve tax systems and strengthen domestic capacities for revenue collection in Global South countries through seven different projects in 2020-2023. What was achieved? Stories of Change video series shows the transformations these research and capacity development initiatives have been able to catalyse.

In this video Policy Analyst Clement Otindo (KRA) shares the findings of his research on the Kenyan personal income tax. He also explains how he gained the expertise needed to execute the study, and how his research has influenced policy in Kenya. Read more about the project: https://go.unu.edu/D4m9x

Efficient domestic resource mobilization will support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The DRM programme is financed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).

Read more about the programme: https://go.unu.edu/Mua3B