NAIROBI, Kenya—Kenya Revenue Authority’s Customs and Border Control Department has recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue collection after raising KSh92.53 billion in July 2026, exceeding the Treasury target by KSh6.37 billion.
The July collection represented 107.39 per cent of the KSh86.16 billion target and marked a 15.3 per cent increase compared with the KSh80.29 billion collected in July 2025.
The record performance came a month after Customs collected KSh89.1 billion in June, which was then its highest monthly collection. The back-to-back records point to increased revenue mobilisation as the 2026/27 financial year gets underway.
A major contributor to the July performance was non-oil revenue, which reached KSh61.50 billion, becoming the first time Customs has crossed the KSh60 billion mark in a single month.
KRA attributed the growth to enhanced compliance, increased use of technology in customs operations, improved cargo management and measures aimed at facilitating legitimate trade across the country’s borders and through the Port of Mombasa.
The Authority said it has intensified the use of data and technology to improve cargo risk management, strengthen declaration processing and combat illicit trade and revenue leakage.
Customs and Border Control Commissioner Dr Lilian Nyawanda said the latest figures demonstrated the impact of reforms targeting compliance, technology, trade facilitation and collaboration with stakeholders.
“The record collection in July is a significant milestone for KRA and a strong start to the new financial year,” Nyawanda said.
She said KRA would continue working to make it easier for compliant businesses to trade while ensuring that all revenue due to the government is collected.
The latest figures provide a strong start to the government’s revenue mobilisation efforts in the new financial year, with Customs playing a key role in collecting revenue from international trade while facilitating the movement of legitimate cargo.
KRA said it would continue implementing reforms aimed at making Customs operations more efficient, transparent and predictable for traders while strengthening controls to protect public revenue.
