from Wesley Delarus
IT IS NOT ONLY NAKUMATT – ELDORET AIRPORT STILL ABETTING TAX EVASION
Fellow Kenyans,
If you always wonder why KRA never hits its tax collection target then you better visit Eldoret airport and see for yourself.
A big percentage of the merchandise from China is finding its way into the country through this airport where tax evasion is the order of the day.
The latest entry on the list of major tax evaders is one Milcah G. Mugo, apparently a very close associate of a cabinet minister.
I am saying this without fear or favour since if you still believe the new constitution will change this country you are mistaken.
Yours faithfully.
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From: gridlockuss-textum@ . . .
Whatta a shoddy handling of tax-payers funds? !
From: Elijah Kombo
Boycott Nakumatt/Government should take over Nakumatt to recover 18bliions
When the Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta was put to task on the closure of Charterbank House, he twisted his mouth, threw his hand on the air and stammered to respond “I dont know. Ask the Governor. Its not my responsibility”.
I appeal to all Kenyans to boycott buying goods from Nakumatt Stores countrywide. Nakumatt is involved in money laundering and tax evasion total to approximately Kshs 18billion which is an economic crime against the people of Kenya. When Billow Kerrow brought the motion to Parliament in 2006, the Government did not take it a moral responsibility to investigate and compel Nakumatt to pay taxes. Instead Governor Mullei was ejected out of office. Amos Kimunya was furnished with details to take action against Nakumatt but he slept on the job. Mukhisa Kituyi-who was the Minister for Trade also revealed how the directors of Nakumatt threatened him against reviving Uchumi. Now Uchumi Supermarkets pay more taxes to the government than the multi-million chain Nakumatt that consistently reports losses on its published accounts.
Did Amos Wako and Martha Karua shield Nakumatt from prosecution when the AG took over the court cases against Nakumatt? Why he did not revive the cases when prompted by Kituyi?
Why did Minister Amos Kimunya (CPA-K) and David Mwiraria did not take action against Nakumatt? Even the closure of Charterbank was reluctantly closed as some of the people having accounts through which the government was loosing funds had state links and protection. Consider why the government did not take action against companies associated with CharterHouse Bank – John Harun Group, Kingsway Tyres, Creative Innovations and Kariuki Muiga Advocates. Others include D.Shah, Paulo Sattanino, WE Tiley and Sailesh Prajapati, Its also reported that the KRA auditors sent to investigate Charterhouse bank were chased away from the bank by a prominent member of a protected senior government official. It took the intervention of Due Diligence Team and the office of the Public Governance and Ethics to have the audit done by PCW.
I am kindly asking Kenyans to burn all SMART CARDs, and STOP shopping at Nakumatt. Nakumatt imports approximately 70% of their products while Uchumi buys their 80% of the products locally! Buy local promote Kenya.
Can government invoke the laws to have Nakumatt under receivership until it recovers the billions of shillings that chain supermarket has stolen?
Kombo Elijah
I do not share the view that Nakumatt was evading taxes mainly because at the time Nakumatt was increasing rapidly and thus used its money for expansion that is why it is still in operation.I believe charter house bank should be opened and if you don’t share my views it must be because you have not read this article: http://www.tusijisunde.com/2011/open-letter-to-ms-gradwell-otieno/