Michael Njoroge King’ara and his wife Mary Wanjiku Kinyua were arraigned for tax evasion.
They denied all the charges when they were charged before chief magistrate Francis Andayi at Milimani law courts in Nairobi.
Their factories were closed down last month on orders from KRA during a sting operation led by IG Joseph Boinnet and DCI George Kinoti.
Two directors of a Ruiru-based alcoholic drinks manufacturer which was closed down last month in an operation led by Inspector General of Police (IG) and DCI have been charged with evading payment of Sh41 million duty.
Michael Njoroge King’ara and his wife Mary Wanjiku Kinyua, both directors of Platinum Distillers Limited and Multiplan Packaging Limited, were arraigned for tax evasion.
The two factories were closed down on orders from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) during a sting operation led by IG Joseph Boinnet and DCI George Kinoti.
Mr King’ara and Ms Kinyua denied four counts of tax evasion, importing restricted goods, conspiracy to contravene customs laws and making false declarations.
They denied all the charges when they were charged before chief magistrate Francis Andayi at Milimani law courts in Nairobi.
Ethanol imports
While the two were being prosecuted, a senior assistant director of public prosecutions Catherine Mwaniki applied for a warrant of arrest against directors of a company that irregularly shipped ethanol from India.
Besides the two (King’ara and Mary), directors of Platinum Distillers Ltd’s Onesmus Muturi Mburu and John Waweru were summoned to appear in court today to answer charges of conspiracy to contravene the East African Community Customs Management Act through the importation of ethanol into the country.
Mr King’ara, Multiplan and Bureau Veritas-India also face a charge of importing of excisable goods without a licence contrary to section 15(1) (h) as read with section 38(1) (b) of the Excise Act 2015.
They denied that on diverse dates between February 12 and 23, 2019 at the Inland Container Depot Nairobi, being directors jointly with others not before court, they falsely declared the importation of a raw material product known as Propylene glycol which was Ethanol with a dutiable value of Sh41 million.
The charge further stated the accused intended to reduce tax liability as set out in the revenue laws.
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