Presidential debate fact check: Waihiga Mwaure's PAYE claim
Agano Party Presidential candidate David Mwaure Waihiga during the presidential debate at Catholic University of Eastern Africa on July 26, 2022.
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“PAYE (Pay As You Earn tax) is Sh460 billion” - David Waihiga Mwaure
According to the Kenya Revenue Authority, the total amount of tax raised in 2021/2022 was Sh2.031 trillion. Of that, income tax, or Pay As You Earn, accounted for KSh461.8 billion.
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