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KRA demands Sh10.3bn tax on SportPesa winners

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By  GALGALLO FAYO

Betting company SportPesa is locked in a bitter legal dispute with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which is demanding Sh10.3 billion in taxes dating back three years ago.

The taxman in May last year sent a demand notice to Pevans East Africa, the entity behind SportPesa, asking it to remit disputed withholding tax from betting game winners for the period between 2015 and 2016.

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