MPs give KRA boss ultimatum over Sh64bn edible oil tax loss claims

Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga Mulongo when he appeared before the National Assembly Finance and Planning Committee at Bunge Towers on May 23, 2024.

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A committee of the National Assembly has given the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga a seven-day ultimatum to appear before it and respond to claims that the country may have lost Sh62 billion in taxes in a palm oil import deal by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) Asia PTA Limited and Louis Dreyfus Company Kenya (LDC) Limited.

This comes after Mr Wattanga, who was scheduled to appear before the Finance and National Planning Committee of the National Assembly on Tuesday, failed to do so. The KRA boss instead requested to appear before the committee on November 26, 2024, triggering protests from the parliamentary team.

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