Kakamega oxygen machine remains at port in tax row

Governor of Kakamega Wycliffe Oparanya addressing press at the county headquarters Kakamega  at a past event. A new medical oxygen plant the county imported from France last month is yet to be released from the Mombasa port due to pending taxes. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Two weeks after Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya announced that a new medical oxygen plant the county imported from France last month had been released, investigations by the Business Daily confirm that it is still stuck at the Mombasa port.

Kakamega County General Hospital (KCGH) administrator Titus Mumia said Monday that the standoff between the importer and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over payment of clearance fees was causing the delay.

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