Indian Ocean island State to blame for the soaring taxation on Kenyans through heavy consumption taxes

Times Tower, Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters. A lobby seeks to review tax treaties entered with countries such as Mauritius. [PHOTO: FILE /STANDARD]

By Moses Michira

Mauritius is among the countries helping companies operating in Kenya evade paying taxes, a lobby of civil societies says. The societies blame the Indian Ocean island State for the soaring taxation on the ordinary Kenyans through heavy consumption taxes such as value added tax (VAT), because big companies were not paying up.