KRA charges two in Sh7 billion tax evasion scheme

KRA Commissioner-General John Njiraini.

NAIROBI, KENYA:  The Kenya Revenue Authority has charged two business people with tax evasion amounting to Sh7 billion. They appeared at Madaraka Chief Magistrates Court.

Mr Kevalkumar Navin Maisura and Ms. Arti Jagdiesh Bakrania (alias Ms. Arti Kevalkumar Maisura), were arrested after it was found out that they  had registered more than nine business names and made fictitious invoicing in excess of Sh15,369,511,856. They are suspected to have defrauded or aided in defrauding the government approximately Sh2,459,121,896 in Value Added Tax and a further Sh4,610,853,556.80 in income taxes.