Pwani Oil moves to court to block KRA’s Sh130m tax demand

NAIROBI: Pwani Oil Limited has moved to court in a bid to stop Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from demanding more than Sh130 million slapped on it for failure to remit tax between 2012 and 2013.

Fresh Fri cooking oil manufacturer in its suit filed under a certificate of urgency before High Court Judge Weldon Korir said the demand by the taxman to pay Sh134,883,572 was not only unfair but in contravention of the law.