This archive report was first published on 6 August 2019.
On August 5, 2019, Muktar Sheik, a businessman, appeared before Eldoret Chief Magistrate Charles Obulutsa, charged with tax evasion.
The accused, who owns Bashash Construction company, was also charged with filing wrong returns to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) about his firm.
According to the court, Sheik evaded paying tax amounting to Sh326,186,776 for his firm between 2011 and 2017.
The court heard that the contractor, who operates businesses in Uasin-Gishu, Mombasa, and Mandera counties, had not been filing tax returns.
Sheik's lawyer, Elijah Ayieko, denied the charges and sought to have his client released on bond with an alternative of cash bail.
'My client has always cooperated with KRA and is willing to settle the accrued taxes,' lawyer Ayieko said.
Sheik was released on Sh2 million bond with an alternative Sh200,000 cash bail.
The case will be mentioned on August 20.
