KRA’s eTIMS portal still down after 20-hour maintenance
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that its Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) Online Portal is currently unavailable due to a technical issue, just days after a scheduled maintenance exercise that affected the tax platform.
In a notice issued on Friday, July 24, 2026, the tax authority said its technical team is working to restore the service as quickly as possible.
“The eTIMS Online Portal is currently unavailable due to a technical issue. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore normal service. We regret any inconvenience caused and thank you for your continued patience,” KRA said.
The latest disruption comes shortly after KRA carried out a planned 20-hour maintenance exercise on its eTIMS and Tax Invoice Management System (TIMS) platforms.
The scheduled maintenance, which began at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, and ended at 2 pm on Thursday, July 23, 2026, disrupted access to the systems used by businesses to generate electronic tax invoices and comply with tax requirements.
“Please be advised that there will be a scheduled maintenance of eTIMS & TIMS from Wednesday 22nd July, 2026, 6:00 PM to Thursday 23rd July, 2026, 2:00 PM. We regret any inconvenience caused,” KRA wrote on X.
At the time, KRA said the maintenance was intended to enhance the performance, reliability and security of the digital platforms and urged taxpayers to plan their transactions accordingly.
The fresh outage means businesses and taxpayers relying on the eTIMS online portal may experience delays in generating electronic tax invoices and carrying out other tax-related processes until the system is restored.
KRA did not disclose the cause of the technical issue or indicate when normal services are expected to resume.
The authority said it would provide updates once the problem has been resolved.
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