The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has appointed Mrs Rispah Simiyu as the Commissioner for Domestic Taxes effective 22nd October 2020. Simiyu currently serves as the Deputy Commissioner in charge of the Tax Dispute Resolution docket.
Mrs. Simiyu brings on board 19 years of experience as a tax expert. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 2001 rising to the position of Tax Manager. She later joined the Standard Chartered Bank Kenya as the regional tax manager East Africa. While at Standard Chartered, she served as member of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) Finance and Audit Committee specifically as the chairperson of the Tax Sub-committee.
She joined KRA in April 2018. Some of her milestones in the government agency include growing the dispute resolution from the settlement of 90 disputes to 284 disputes by 2020.
In a statement, KRA Chairman Ambassador Francis Muthaura said that Simiyu’s appointment came after a rigorous recruitment exercise. The process began on August 8th this year and attracted 32 applicants.
She is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant (FCCA), an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a member of the Law Society of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary.
She holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi with a focus on International Trade and Investment, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Dar es Salaam and a post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
The Domestic Taxes Department accounts for 65% of KRA revenue collections and therefore Mrs. Simiyu is tasked with the role of delivering on this mandate.
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