KRA and KEBs officials charged with neglect of duty, office abuse

From left: KRA, Kenya Ports Authority and Kebs officials and businessmen Felix Makau, Karim Amirali, Roy Francis, Joseph Bojo, Mwangemi Pole, Peter Nyanjui, David Njagi and Kiprono Bullut in court yesterday. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Senior officials from the Kenya Revenue Authority and Kenya Bureau of Standards were yesterday charged with abuse of office and neglect of official duty.

The charges related to the seizure of sub-standard goods, including rice and fertiliser, that the prosecution argued they conspired to release into the market.