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Michael Oloo, tax professional and PhD student at a conference
December 2025|
Blog

How ICTD’s Research on Tax and Development Course reignited my PhD ambition

by Michael Oloo

Joining ICTD’s Research on Tax and Development Course, prompted me to confront something I had long been postponing: committing to a PhD….

A woman sitting beside a red Vodafone and Tigo Cash mobile money kiosk in Ghana, representing the growing role of digital payment systems in Africa’s digital public infrastructure.
October 2025|
Blog

Digital Public Infrastructure’s potential to reshape taxation in Africa must no longer be ignored

by Seid Yimam Mohamed

Digital public infrastructure (DPI), from digital IDs to payment systems and data exchange, is transforming how governments in Africa can mobilise domestic revenue. This blog explores why integrating DPI into tax systems is crucial for stronger governance, fairer taxation, and sustainable development across the continent….

Journal Article

Taxation of fisheries in Kenya: neither improving management nor raising revenue?

Close up on a hand of an Africa person from Kenya, holding a phone to access digital services.
October 2025|
Blog

Why digitalisation alone won’t fix Africa’s tax systems: 6 steps for real impact

by Kanuda M. Buluba & Fabrizio Santoro

For many African tax administrations seeking to boost revenue, digital tools appear transformative but is it really the case?…

Research in Brief

Taxation of Fisheries in Kenya: Neither Improving Management nor Raising Revenue?

Research in Brief

Tax Awareness and Fiscal Workarounds in Contemporary Kenya: Reactions Towards New Taxation Laws, and the Need to Renew the Social Contract

Working Paper

Tax Awareness and Fiscal Workarounds in Contemporary Kenya: Reactions Towards New Taxation Laws, and the Need to Renew the Social Contract

Working Paper

Taxation of Fisheries in Kenya: Neither Improving Management nor Raising Revenue?

Research in Brief

Building Trust and Tax Morale in Kenya’s Counties: An Evaluation of Participatory Budgeting

Protesters outside the Nation Centre on Kimathi Street in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 20, 2024. Kenyan youths countrywide are protesting against punitive tax measures in the Finance Bill.
July 2024|
Blog

Kenya protests show citizens don’t trust government with their tax money: can Ruto make a meaningful new deal?

by Eric Magale & Mario Schmidt

Each year, the Kenyan government tables a finance bill outlining measures for funding the national budget….

News
Group photo in front of the IDS building in Brighton with ICTD staff and KESRA delegation
July 2024
ICTD hosts tax research study visit for KESRA delegation

ICTD was delighted to welcome a delegation of faculty from the Kenya School of Revenue Authority…

Research in Brief

Taxing Mobile Money in Kenya: Impact on Financial Inclusion

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