This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
Published on August 27, 2019, a multi-agency team has been questioning over eighty middle-level and top Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) managers at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Training School in South C, Nairobi.
The managers are accused of aiding up to 600 individuals and companies to either avoid paying taxes running into billions of shillings or pay less than is due.
According to sources, a new unit within KRA had been formed to profile individuals and companies and establish if they pay taxes. The unit has so far established that several public figures, including some governors and top county officials, have never filed their tax returns.
Managers of betting companies are also under probe over similar claims. KRA has been summoning the individuals and companies in question, including top hotels and factories, to its Upper Hill offices for grilling and issuance of new tax demands.
Commissioner General James Mburu confirmed the probe, saying it was at an advanced stage. He, however, did not reveal details of those targeted, saying only detectives have that information.
