Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) agent allegedly involved in a Ksh19.5 million tax deal.
In a statement released by EACC, the suspect was arrested after being on the ran for 10 months. The suspect has been on the run since December 2022 when the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) concurred with recommendations of EACC to prosecute him.
The suspect was put on the wanted list of it was established that he demanded Ksh2 million from a private company in order to assist in waiving Ksh19.5 million tax arrears owed to KRA.
The suspect, who was out on police bail pending investigations defied EACC summons to appear for plea-taking and instead disappeared in December 2022.
However, detectives smoked him out from a garage in Utawala, Nairobi on Thursday, September 21. He was booked at Kilimani Police Station pending arraignment on Friday, September 22.
Appearing before Milimani Anti-Corruption Magistrate Kagure Nyutu, the suspect denied that on November 26, 2020, at Ruiru Mabati Factory Ltd Showroom within Kiambu County, he improperly requested a financial advantage of Ksh 2 million from the complainant with the intent that in consequence thereof, he would facilitate the writing off tax arrears of Ksh19,456,309 owed to KRA.
The Court released him on a bond of Ksh1 million or Ksh500,000 cash bail. The matter will be mentioned on October 5, 2023.
