TREASURE HUNT.

'I have a feeling that this will trigger a wave of similar reactions, especially now that there is a lot more awareness of how African countries are losing out through DTAs with tax havens like Mauritius.'9 Later that year, Zambia also tore up its DTA with Mauritius. THE BIGGER STORY Although Kenya has one of the highest concentrations of healthcare workers on the African continent, the government estimates that they are still down 3,238 medical officers.1 The shortage is worldwide, but Africa has one of the largest regional deficits.2 'I'm looking forward to resilient and self-reliant African countries that are using the revenue that they are generating to actually deliver critical public services', says Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) policy assistant Everlyn Muendo, when I ask about her vision for a global tax system of the future. Firstly, that the Kenya-Mauritius DTA was actually more likely to lead to revenue leakage and erode Kenya's tax base than attract foreign investment and ensure fairer taxation. [Extracted from the article]