This archive report was first published on 2 September 2019.
On September 2, 2019, the prosecution in the tax evasion case against Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja and her husband James Karanja Muigai was given two weeks to supply witness statements and other exhibits.
The court, led by Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku, directed the prosecution to provide the documents by September 16, 2019, and set September 24, 2019, for a pre-trial.
Tabitha Karanja and her husband had pleaded not guilty to evading taxes totaling Sh14.5 billion and were released on bail the previous week.
Tabitha Karanja further denied the charges on behalf of the company, citing the absence of four other directors in court.
The charges alleged that the couple had committed fraud by posting incorrect statements on excise duty, reducing the company's tax liability between February 20, 2015, and July 20, 2019.
Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi directed James Karanja Muigai to post cash bail of Sh2 million to secure his release, while Tabitha Karanja was directed to deposit a cash bail of Sh10 million plus Sh15 million on behalf of the company.
