KRA says it has been losing Sh3 billion tax a month from Africa Spirit

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet shows off some of the counterfeit KRA stamps that The African Spirit Company Limited in Thika have been using.The company have been closed indefinitely by the government over allegations of tax evasion and manufacturing counterfeit alcoholic beverages. [Kamau Maichuhie, Standard]

A week-long operation at a Thika-based liquor manufacturer turned up claims of tax evasion running into billions of shillings.

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet, DCI director George Kinoti, Flying Squad boss Musa Yego and officers from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced that Africa Spirits Ltd may also be dabbling in manufacture of counterfeit alcohol.