This archive report was first published on 29 June 2020.
KRA Manager, Wife Arrested Over Unexplained Wealth ¶
On June 29, 2020, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested a couple linked to tax evasion amounting to Sh38.7 million.
The couple, Joseph Chege Gikonyo, a manager at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), and his wife Lucy Kangai Stephen, were arrested following investigations into allegations of possession of unexplained wealth and fraudulent failure to pay taxes.
According to the EACC, between 2010 and 2015, the couple, who were directors of Giche Limited, accumulated unexplained assets amounting to Sh597,457,059.
“Subsequently, according to Section 55(2) of the anti-corruption and economics act, a civil suit was filed for forfeiture of the assets,” the EACC stated.
Further, the commission established that Joseph Chege Gikonyo and Lucy failed to pay taxes due to the Kenya Revenue Authority for the sum of Sh38.7 million, being the company’s tax due and accrued expenses.
