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A plant operator at Keroche Breweries supervises the production of Vienna Ice Strong Lager. May 2021. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]
The decision by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to shut Naivasha-based Keroche Breweries over tax arrears of Sh323 million has brought to the fore the bruising brawl between the taxman and local brewers.
KRA, whose perceived high-handedness has seen it moot plans to drop the word “Authority” for “Service,” is once again in the eye of the storm for allegedly frustrating the country’s only indigenous brewer.
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