Mystery of missing Sh432bn China imports on KRA books

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A container terminal at the Mombasa port. FILE PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG

Chinese imports valued at Sh431.9 billion for the first 10 months of last year are missing from official data reported by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), raising concerns over the scale of tax evaded in the election year.

An analysis of official trade data published separately by the two countries' tax authorities has revealed a wide disparity in the value of imports from the Asian economic giant.

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