Two people, among them a KRA customs officer, were on Monday remanded for five days pending investigations on tax evasion. Read: KRA's new stamps to curb tax evasion, fakesAlso read: Tax-evasion racket in Mombasa go high-techThis is in respect of Motor Vehicle Range Rover of registration number KCE 683H. The other suspect, Elijah Ojuma Girimani, appeared in the same court charged with nine counts involving fraudulent importation of luxury vehicles with the intention of evading taxes. Girimani is accused of procuring three uncustomed motor vehicles; Range Rover registration KCH 001T, Land Cruiser registration KCH 008T and Land Cruiser registration KCH 400T, whose combined taxes of Sh7,661,861 had not been paid. Read: Senior KPA, KRA officials charged with Sh9m tax evasion, diversion of goodsAlso read: KRA busts tax evasion ring at Mombasa port

Source: The Star September 19, 2016 18:11 UTC