M-Pesa trail, texts bust tax bribery at KRA

Investigators uncovered compelling evidence through text message exchanges between the officers.

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A web of M-Pesa transactions and incriminating text messages has exposed a brazen bribery ring at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), a collection agency whose staff are cutting government revenue by engaging in corruption and colluding with tax evaders.

The staff disguised the bribes through M-Pesa as soft loans and ‘merry-go-round’ contributions, court documents reveal.

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