KRA raids two Chinese cigarette marketers in tax fraud probe

A cigarette factory in China. KRA is investigating the local agents of the world's largest cigarette manufacturer, China Tobacco.

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) investigators have raided the offices and warehouses belonging to the local agents of the world's largest cigarette maker from China as part of preliminary investigations into tax fraud.

The probe, carried by KRA’s Investigations and Enforcement —a unit that pursues high-stakes white-collar inquests — has seen the taxman conduct multiple raids at Yulees Blooms Company Ltd and Shapo Trading Ltd offices and warehouses in Kilimani and on Mombasa Road.

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