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KRA intercepts 5,000 litres of illicit ethanol near Nairobi’s SGR corridor. [Courtesy]
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has intercepted 5,000 litres of suspected illicit ethanol valued at Sh16.26 million near the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) corridor in Nairobi.
In a statement issued on Saturday, January 10, KRA said the operation was carried out after officers received an intelligence tip-off indicating that lorries suspected to be transporting ethanol had been spotted within a yard near the SGR corridor.
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