The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is demanding Sh8.59 billion from Safaricom #ticker:SCOM as withholding tax arrears due from two major betting firms -- SportPesa and Betin Kenya -- in a fresh row pitting the State agency against the betting industry.
The KRA manager for debt enforcement, Asha Salim, has written to Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore declaring the telcommunications firm a withholding tax collecting agent for SportPesa and Betin and demanding immediate payment of the sum.
