Two directors of construction companies were charged at the Eldoret Law Courts on April 23, following an extensive investigation by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) that unearthed a tax fraud totalling over Ksh290 million A press release by the taxman on Tuesday, April 29, revealed that the two directors, both women, had been engaged in an elaborate scheme of tax evasion over a decade. "Two directors were on 23rd April 2025 charged before Eldoret Law Courts with tax fraud after an extensive investigation by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) unearthed an elaborate scheme to evade payment of taxes totalling Kshs290,250,889," part of the statement read.
In the first case, the director underreported the earnings of her construction company between August 2014 and December 2019.
Signpost showing Eldoret Law Courts in Uasin Gishu.
File Although the company had earned over Ksh1 billion in income, she omitted the declaration of Ksh756,538,599 in the Value Added Tax (VAT) returns and Ksh441,532,631 in the income tax returns, resulting in evasion of Ksh282,755,785.
