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How it started vs how it’s going.

Good morning 🇰🇪

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@ASHAKURHUSSEIN

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Eid Mubarak to all

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There’s difference between celebrating and protesting. One ignites happiness and the other ignites anger.

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Kenyan police allowed Arsenal fans to gather and disperse peacefully but they never allow the same youth to protest against the government without killing some

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Kenyan police allowed Arsenal fans to gather and disperse peacefully but they never allow the same youth to protest against the government without killing some

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@ahmednasirlaw @quincygitahi @Kenyajudiciary @CJMarthaKoome @NelsonHavi @omwanza Chess*

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@ahmednasirlaw @quincygitahi @Kenyajudiciary @CJMarthaKoome @NelsonHavi @omwanza In the corridors of justice in Kenya is like playing a chase game. Every move expect a surprise.

[Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC @ahmednasirlaw]

They file an application at 11 pm on Friday night and Justice Ado wakes up very early on Saturday and starts his day by issuing an injunction at 8.24 am...I know the Court's aren't that efficient...i know....@Kenyajudiciary @CJMarthaKoome @NelsonHavi @omwanza

[Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC @ahmednasirlaw]

How can a poor third work country called Kenya spend Kshs 1.1 trillion in just 9 months on tea, mandasi, samosa, workshop/seminars in Mombasa and air tickets?

[Mohamed Wehliye, MBS @WehliyeMohamed]

Unafanya biashara and pay the required corporate tax.
Alafu una lipa dividends to the owners of capital
KRA inaona bado umebakisha pesa
Wanataka ku tax tena
Sasa wakichukua yote utapata pesa ya ku expand business wapi na watatoa future taxes wapi?
Si watunyonge baas!

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I’ve signed a petition calling for accountability over the humiliation of a Grade 10 student in the Kenyan Senate. No child should ever be degraded in public institutions. Join me in demanding action and stronger protections for children’s dignity: https://t.co/pQZJx41D4o

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Aramco reported a quarterly profit of $33b as Safaricom reported an annual profit of KES 100B. According to King'eero Institute analyst, Wangathika Thuu, this means Aramco made Safaricom annual profit in slightly over 2 days. Lanes!

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Sidoman has the bragging rights to have imported and cleared the first water car in. Africa 8 years ago

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Congratulations to the first Supreme Court Judge from Mandera. Justice Hon. Mohamed Warsame. 🫡

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ONE KENYA. ONE NATION. ONE PEOPLE.

Today, I travelled to Ukambani countrysides (Vota, Machakos) to join the family and friends of Dr. Sam Kona and Hon. Veronica Mueni Nduva @SGNduva, in a richly traditional and beautiful Dowry Luncheon for their son Jeremy and his beautiful bride, Joan, at their home in Vota, #Machakos.

It was truly a great ceremony that brought together diverse cultural vibes from all corners of Kenya under one roof - The Kona family from Baragoi-Turkana sides, Veronica's backyard of Ukambani, the Melly family of Kericho/Nakuru (Bride's family), special prayers from Western Kenya (Pastor Walter Ojiambo, Presiding Pastor), Somali vibes from Nairobi, special salaams from Coastal lands, and many more incredible stories and faces from the breadth and length of this great country, Kenya.

We are truly a united nation of ONE PEOPLE, through our different cultures and traditions.

It was also a good opportunity for me to reconnect with good friends, including my brothers, Hon. Justice Issac Lenaola, Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya - Chairman of the Dowry Committee, representing the Kona Family, and Saitoti Ole Maika, immediate former Director-General of the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), the able Master of Ceremony.

I was honoured to be in such a great company.

Thank you to my Fam, the Konas!

Blessings to Jey and Joan. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

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🧵KRA ADR. Lawyers. Auditors. Goodwill. Let me simplify this:

1/KRA dispute? Don’t rush to fight.
 Understand the system first.
 Most people panic and go to war.
 But many tax disputes are not wars— they’re problems waiting to be explained properly.

2/In simple terms:
Not every KRA assessment is a legal issue.
Some are:
•Timing differences
•Reconciliation gaps
•Reporting inconsistencies
If you misdiagnose the problem, you choose the wrong solution.

3/This is where ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) comes in.
Think of it as a structured negotiation framework.
You sit with KRA.
You explain your position.
You interrogate theirs.
You find common ground.
And ideally—you close.

4/ADR is not weakness.
It’s one of the most strategic tools available to a taxpayer. You preserve your legal rights, while opening a faster, more practical path to resolution.

5/ Once ADR is formally acknowledged, everything changes.
The pressure reduces.
The tone softens.
The engagement becomes more rational.
You move from reacting… to managing.

6/ But here is the mistake many people make:

They bring lawyers to argue numbers.

Lawyers are trained for legal battles.
KRA is asking for financial explanations.
Those are two very different languages.

7/ Avoid greedy lawyers trying to act as mediators in ADR.
Be careful here.
The incentive for prolonged disputes is real.
But ADR requires people focused on resolution, not prolonging process.

8/ From experience, progress only starts when the discussion shifts.
Less legal arguments.
More reconciliations.
More clarity.
That’s when the conversation becomes productive.

9/ In ADR, your strongest asset is your auditor or accountant.
The person who understands:
•Your books
•Your transactions
•Your inconsistencies
That’s who KRA listens to.

10/ Because at its core, ADR is very simple:
👉 Explain the numbers.
Not argue.
 Not perform.
 Not intimidate.
Just make the numbers make sense.

11/ Your auditor should lead the engagement.
They should walk KRA through the story behind every figure — clearly, consistently, and without contradictions.
That builds credibility.

12/ Your lawyer still matters — but in the right role.
•Court mentions
•Court hearings 
•Legal positioning
•Procedural compliance
If ADR is court-guided, they monitor the file and keep you updated.
That’s their lane. 

13/ Second mistake: Ego.
People go into ADR trying to “win against KRA.”
ADR is not about winning.
It’s about reducing exposure and closing the matter intelligently.

14/ Third mistake: Trying to be clever or withholding information.
KRA already has access to extensive data—banks, M-PESA, third-party filings.
If your narrative doesn’t align or add up, your credibility collapses.

15/ And once credibility is gone, everything changes.
You are no longer negotiating.
You are simply being processed through an assessment.

16/ Goodwill matters—but not emotionally.
Professional goodwill means:
•Being transparent
•Being prepared
•Acknowledging what is obvious
It signals seriousness and shifts how KRA engages you.

17/ In simple terms:
Dispute what you can defend.
Accept what you cannot escape.
Negotiate what sits in the grey area.
That balance is what moves ADR forward.

18/ From experience: Preparation wins ADR.
Not noise.
Not titles.
Not threats.
Clean reconciliations and consistent explanations carry real weight.

19/ Handled properly, ADR gives you something court rarely does: Control.
Control over outcome,
control over exposure,
control over timing and payment structure.

20/ Handled poorly, ADR can backfire.
You harden KRA’s position.
You expose inconsistencies.
You walk into a stronger, more defensible assessment.

21/ Bottom line:
ADR is not for fighters.
It’s for thinkers who understand numbers, risk, and timing.
Choose your auditor wisely.
Use your lawyer correctly.
Engage KRA strategically.

22/ Next Thread:
KRA + ODPP

Statutory timelines.

Different battlefield.