This archive report was first published on 22 July 2019.
July 22, 2019
Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero Faces Graft Charges ¶
A company accused of graft alongside former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has been found to have failed to file tax returns for three years, a court heard on Monday.
According to testimony from Kennedy Wakoli, an assistant manager at the Kenya Revenue Authority, Lodwar Wholesalers, a general trader dealing mainly in sugar, did not file returns for the years 2014 to 2016.
However, the company later filed returns on iTax for 2014 and 2015, with a turnover of Sh201,375,260 in 2014 and Sh225,407,300 in 2015.
Wakoli also revealed that the company had made several wire transfers from City Hall to Lodwar Wholesalers, totaling Sh125 million between November 2013 and March 2016.
The payments were allegedly made for the purchase of sugar from Mumias, Kibos, and Nzoia sugar companies, with the company providing ledgers of purchases totaling Sh681 million.
It was further revealed that the money would later be transferred to Mr. Kidero's accounts, with the former governor allegedly receiving Sh24 million from Lodwar Wholesalers.
The charges against Kidero and others include corruption and economic crime, including conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, abuse of office, and unlawful failure to pay tax to a public body.
