KRA insists on collecting Sh9 billion from Keroche as tax dispute escalates

Chairman of Keroche Industries board of director Joseph Muigai Karanja and the company's CEO Tabitha Karanja at Milimani law courts

The taxman wants the High Court to lift orders barring it from demanding Sh9.1 billion in taxes from Keroche Breweries.

In a response to the suit filed by Keroche challenging the Tax Appeals Tribunal decision, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) through an affidavit sworn by one Francis Muruiri, claims that it should be allowed to collect the tax.