Nothing personal, just business, KRA defends war on tax evaders

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has come out to defend the ongoing crackdown on suspected tax evaders amid emerging speculations of malice and prejudice...

Humphrey Kariuki , Keroche , KRA , Tabitha Karanja

Tabitha Karanja, husband arrested after being holed up in Naivasha brewery for over 12 hours

By Citizen Reporter,

Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph, the co-owners of Keroche Breweries, have been arrested. They had spent over 12 hours holed up at their Naiv...

Keroche , Tabitha Karanja

Keroche CEO Tabitha Karanja dismisses Ksh.14B tax evasion claims as ‘intimidation’

By Ian Omondi,

Keroche Breweries Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tabitha Karanja has rubbished allegations of evading taxes amounting to Ksh.14.4 billion, accusing the...

DPP Noordin Haji , Joseph Karanja , Keroche Breweries , KRA , Tabitha Karanja

DPP orders arrest of Keroche Breweries owners Tabitha Karanja, husband Joseph Karanja

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Keroche Breweries owners Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph...

Keroche Breweries

Loss of jobs to automation spells doom for KRA targets

By Kepha Muiruri,

The loss of jobs to automation has spelt doom for the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) tax mobilization goal as the country’s economic structure underg...

KRA

Humphrey Kariuki finally speaks out on Ksh.41B tax evasion case

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi businessman Humphrey Kariuki has come out to address allegations that his companies evaded taxes amounting to Ksh.41 billion. In a statemen...

Africa Spirits Limited , Humphrey Kariuki

Gov’t silent on revenue sharing deal with Turkana oil partners

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Ministry of Petroleum has brushed aside questions regarding its revenue sharing agreement with its oil exploration partners among them Tullow. ...

Andrew Kamau , Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Petroleum Ministry , Tullow

Digital payments on the rise in hidden-sight

By Kepha Muiruri,

Digital payments have continued to rise inconspicuously to break the trend of cash dominance discretely, even as cash remains king in the settlement o...

CBK , Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) , digital payments in Kenya , financial inclusion

Humphrey Kariuki re-arrested after release on Ksh.11M cash bail

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi businessman Humphrey Kariuki was Monday evening re-arrested moments after he was charged with 21 counts of tax evasion and released on a cash ...

Humphrey Kariuki , Thika-based

Humphrey Kariuki out on Ksh.11M cash bail, denies 21 tax evasion charges

By Dzuya Walter,

Nairobi businessman Humphrey Kariuki was on Monday released of a cash bail of Ksh.11 million after denying tax evasion charges. Appearing before Ma...

frica Spirits Limited , Humphrey Kariuki , Wow Beverages Limited

Billionaire Humphrey Kariuki finally shows up in court

By Dzuya Walter,

Billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki has been charged with nine tax evasion-related charges. Kariuki finally presented himself at the Milimani ...

Humphrey Kariuki

Court bars Gov’t from seizing wanted billionaire Humphrey Kariuki assets

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi Court on Thursday extended orders barring the governmnet from detaining all movable assets of wanted billionare Humphrey Kariuki. In the ...

African spirits , Humphrey Kariuki

Sonko announces plan to sack Nairobi CECs and Chief Officers

By Nigel Wafula,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Wednesday claimed that some members of his Cabinet were  holding secret meetings to undermine him, adding that he woul...

Govenor Mike Sonko , Nairobi County Government

KRA recoveries from tax evaders rise to Ksh.8.5 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has increased its recoveries from tax avoidance to Ksh.8.53 billion across the 2018/19 financial year. The improv...

2018/19 revenue performance , KRA , tax evasion

Betting firms comply with 20 percent withholding tax

By Kepha Muiruri,

Betting firms that survived the Interior Ministry’s purge on tax non-compliance have moved to fast-track adherence to with-holding tax rules in the ...

betting in Kenya , Fred Matiang'i , KRA , Ministry of Interior

Billionaire Humphrey Kariuki steps down from his group of companies

By Citizen Reporter,

Billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki has stepped down as the chairman of his Janus Continental Group (JCG) over the Ksh.41 billion tax evasion cas...

Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club , Humphrey Kariuki , Janus Continental Group , Margaret Mbaka , The Hub Karen Mall

Police trace wanted billionaire Humphrey Kariuki in London

By Hassan Mugambi,

The hunt for business tycoon Humphrey Kariuki has been expanded to the European continent after detectives reported to have traced him in London. H...

Humphrey Kariuki

Three Nairobi residents in court to bar the enactment of the Finance bill

By Dzuya Walter,

Three Nairobi residents on Friday moved to court seeking to stop Nairobi County government from passing into law the Nairobi City County Finance Bill ...

Nairobi City County Finance Bill 2019. , nairobi county

Court summons billionaire Humphrey Kariuki in Ksh.41B tax evasion case

By Sophie Njagi,

A Nairobi Court has issued summons against billionaire business tycoon Humphrey Kariuki after he failed to appear in court on Friday to face tax evasi...

Humphrey Kariuki

Stanbic remains tight-lipped on staff layoffs

By Kepha Muiruri,

Stanbic Group has remained mum on the impending staff layoffs even as its proposed voluntary early retirement (VER) scheme employee submission window ...