KRA impounds top range cars disguised as clothes
Coast
By
Benard Sanga
| Oct 14, 2016
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Thursday intercepted a container loaded with two Range Rover Sport vehicles disguised as second hand clothes at the port of Mombasa.
The vehicles with an estimated value of Sh30 million and were on transit from United Kingdom (UK) to Uganda.
"Scanned images of the container No MSKU1849826BL957361627 show it was loaded with two Range Rovers that had not been declared, in an attempt to evade taxes," said KRA South Regional Coordinator Nicholas Kinoti.
He said the tax of the two vehicles is estimated at Sh16 million.
READ MORE
Coffee farmers earn Sh1b at Nairobi auction
Bungoma county secures Sh401 million to combat climate change
Forget miraa: Discovery of minerals stirs up Meru locals
How to turn the tide against Kenyans' poor saving culture
Super-rich investors bet on Kenya amid economic gloom
Unlocking the creative power of out-of-home advertising
It's a bumpy ride for e-mobility firms in bid to move past start-up phase
Deepening connections with customers through conversational messaging
Bid to boost Africa's talent pool with tech scholarships in top gear
Kenyan retailers ready to pounce as Ethiopia to open up market
Interpol said it was investigating to determine whether they were stolen from the UK.
In the six months KRA has seized 10 luxurious vehicles including the two Range Rover and one Mercedes Benz with a combined value of Sh28million seized in March this year.
The cargo manifest also indicate that the container was loaded with 200 bales of used cloths.
Reports from UK indicate that stolen vehicles worth up to $610 million find their way into East African countries in an elaborate syndicate involving top customs and government officials at the port of Mombasa.
Several suspects have been charged in court.
- Stay alert! These flooded roads have been closed
- Forget miraa: Discovery of minerals stirs up Meru locals
- Super-rich investors bet on Kenya amid economic gloom
- Hiring civil servants on contract will fuel corruption, experts say
- Kenyan retailers ready to pounce as Ethiopia to open up market