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KRA to prosecute Humphrey Kariuki tax evasion case
Sheila Sandra, Peter Mwenda and Irene Muthee will now prosecute the case.
• The move by the DPP was strongly opposed with defense counsel led by Kioko Kilukumi and Cecil Miller arguing that the Constitution under Section 157 gives the office of the DPP absolute power to prosecute.
The Sh17 billion tax evasion case facing businessman Humphrey Kariuki and five others will now be handled by the Kenya Revenue Authority.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Thursday told Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi that three officers from KRA have been gazetted to oversee the case.
The move by the DPP was strongly opposed with defense counsel led by Kioko Kilukumi and Cecil Miller arguing that the Constitution under Section 157 gives the office of the DPP absolute power to prosecute.
They intend to challenge the move.
Thursday’s proceedings also saw Kariuki, Peter Njenga, Robert Murithi, Geoffrey Kinoti, Kepha Gakure, Simon Maundu, Africa Spirits Limited and Wow Beverages plead afresh to fraud and tax evasion claims.
They were charged afresh after the matter before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi was consolidated with another similar case that was before Martha Mutuku.
In the new charge sheet, Humphrey and his co-accused were charged with failing to pay taxes amounting to Sh17 billion.
This offence was committed in February 2016 and December 2018.
They also faced another count of being in possession of excise stamps acquired without the authority of the commissioner.
Sheila Sandra, Peter Mwenda and Irene Muthee will now prosecute the case.
• The move by the DPP was strongly opposed with defense counsel led by Kioko Kilukumi and Cecil Miller arguing that the Constitution under Section 157 gives the office of the DPP absolute power to prosecute.
The Sh17 billion tax evasion case facing businessman Humphrey Kariuki and five others will now be handled by the Kenya Revenue Authority.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Thursday told Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi that three officers from KRA have been gazetted to oversee the case.
The move by the DPP was strongly opposed with defense counsel led by Kioko Kilukumi and Cecil Miller arguing that the Constitution under Section 157 gives the office of the DPP absolute power to prosecute.
They intend to challenge the move.
Thursday’s proceedings also saw Kariuki, Peter Njenga, Robert Murithi, Geoffrey Kinoti, Kepha Gakure, Simon Maundu, Africa Spirits Limited and Wow Beverages plead afresh to fraud and tax evasion claims.
They were charged afresh after the matter before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi was consolidated with another similar case that was before Martha Mutuku.
In the new charge sheet, Humphrey and his co-accused were charged with failing to pay taxes amounting to Sh17 billion.
This offence was committed in February 2016 and December 2018.
They also faced another count of being in possession of excise stamps acquired without the authority of the commissioner.
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