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Billionaire Humphrey Kariuki. He is facing tax evasion charges.
The High Court has dealt a major blow to the fight against tax evasion, ruling that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has no authority to investigate alleged tax cheats.
Justice Luka Kimaru ruled that under the tax laws, it is only the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) that is mandated to investigate and prosecute cases of tax evasion or instruct the Asset Recovery Authority to institute recovery of taxes.
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