This archive report was first published on 21 August 2019.
On August 21, 2019, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji ordered the directors of Keroche Breweries Ltd to be arraigned in court over Sh14.45 billion tax evasion.
The directors, Tabitha Mukami Mungai and Joseph Karanja, are accused of evading payment of tax totaling Sh14,451,836,375.
According to the DPP, an audit by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) established that Keroche Breweries had evaded payment of Sh12.34 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) for stamps and Crescent Vodka, among other products.
The company is also accused of evading payment of excise duty amounting to Sh2.1 billion for the same items.
The DPP said he is satisfied that there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to charge the suspects with 10 counts of tax fraud contrary to the Tax Procedures Act of 2015.
