Bartender jailed for 1 year for selling goods with counterfeit excise stamps
A Nyeri bartender has been sentenced to one year in jail for selling goods affixed with counterfeit excise stamps. The convict, Terresah Njeri Wanjiru, has been given an alternative of paying a Ksh500,000 fine after pleading guilty to the charges. In a statement, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced that Wanjiru had been charged alongside […]
Gov’t reveals names of missing KRA officials
The government has revealed the names of missing Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials. In a statement on Sunday, November 19, 2023, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the two were Lungalunga Border Management Committee Chairperson Joram Maina and David Ng’ang’a. “On Friday morning at around 0730hrs, a vehicle belonging to Kenya Revenue Authority ferrying two […]
Search operation for 2 missing KRA officials heightened
Search operation is underway for two Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials who went missing on Friday, November 17, 2021. The two officers are suspected to have been swept by floods while travelling to Mombasa from Lunga-Lunga. “We would like to inform the public of an unfortunate flooding incident that occurred on the evening of Friday, […]
KRA auctions vehicles stuck at Mombasa port at throw-away prices: How to place bids
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is carrying out a mass auction of imported vehicles and other items that have overstayed at the Mombasa port. KRA on Monday, August 14, 2023, announced the mass auction while inviting prospective bidders to check out the items on sale through a dedicated portal. The taxman said the auction runs […]
‘We will not ask KRA to “deal” with our opponents’ – Gachagua
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said the government will not use the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to “deal” with its political opponents. Gachagua, who accompanied President William Ruto while filing his annual tax returns, promised that political scores will be settled politically. “We want to assure you that President Ruto and those who work under […]
‘We have staff at KRA who don’t work for gov’t’ – Ruto
President William Ruto has accused a section of staffers at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of sabotaging tax collection efforts by the government. Speaking after filing his annual tax returns at the KRA headquarters in Nairobi, Ruto accused the staff of aiding some people to evade taxes. “Collusion, wanton bribe-taking and general corruption continue to […]
Detectives impound illicit cigarettes worth Ksh32M in Kahawa West
A multi-agency team of detectives based at the Economic and Commercial Crimes Unit and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials have impounded a consignment of cigarettes worth over Ksh32 million said to be illegal. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says that the consignment was impounded along Riara Road near Shra Engineering in […]