Will new suit spoil party for blue chip companies registered in Mauritius?

Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner General John Njiraini.

Kenya has signed a tax treaty with Mauritius, the tiny Indian Ocean island State with a population of 1.3 million, which its critics claim could severely undermine the Government’s revenues.

Ramifications of the treaty on the ordinary mwananchi would be dire, warns a tax NGO - Tax Justice Network Africa (TJN-A) - in a suit it plans to file in court any time now opposing the agreement.