KRA wants Migori gold miner to pay more taxes

For many residents of Nyatike, within Migori county, life has always been the irony of living in extreme poverty despite sitting on one of the country's largest gold deposits PHOTO:STANDARD

Goldplat, the UK firm operating a gold mine in Migori County, is under scrutiny by the Kenya Revenue Authority over tax compliance. The company said KRA had queried the taxes paid to the Government by its operation in the country for the 2015/16 financial year.

In a disclosure to its shareholders, the firm, which runs Kilimapesa Gold Mine in Migori, said it may have to pay more taxes when the KRA investigation is concluded.