This archive report was first published on 7 July 2021.
On July 8, 2021, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) demanded more than Sh473 million in unpaid taxes from a publication belonging to Lugari MP Ayub Savula, arising from contracts signed with various State agencies for five years.
The publication, Sunday Publishers, secured the contracts between 2013 and 2017 from government agencies, including the National Hospital Insurance Fund, Energy ministry, National Land Commission, Nairobi, Migori and Mombasa counties.
High Court judge David Majanja directed Mr. Savula to secure a bank guarantee of Sh10 million within 45 days as a condition to stop KRA from seizing the assets belonging to the publication.
Mr. Savula had pleaded with the court, stating that most of his documents had been confiscated and the publication suffered various legal suits, forcing it to shut down when it became expensive to operate.
According to the judge, the security of Sh3 million proposed by Mr. Savula was insufficient and too low considering the tax liability at stake.
