KRA

Keroche Breweries chief executive Tabitha Karanja addresses the media on March 9, 2022, regarding the tax row with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). She asked the taxman to reopen the plant to stem huge losses. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG Naivasha-based Keroche Breweries’ owners have ruled out the possibility of selling the firm facing an uncertain future after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) closed...

The tax row between Kenya Revenue Authority and Keroche Industries which has led to the closure of the brewery over tax arrears has attracted political dissent.Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua on Wednesday questioned why the taxman is adamant on his refusal to grant the troubled firm a grace period to enable it clear the tax owed.“In the Keroche issue, all they are asking...

Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja displays a bottle of Summit Malt during its launch. PHOTO | FILE Keroche Breweries has now requested the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to grant it a grace period of 18 months to clear taxes in arrears while paying the current taxes as they fall due.In a statement Wednesday, the Naivasha-based brewer said they have been unable to honour an...

Keroche Breweries chief executive officer Tabitha Karanja. FILE PHOTO | NMG The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has disclosed that the troubled Naivasha-based Keroche Breweries owes it Sh22.79 billion in unpaid taxes, darkening the future for the brewer that challenged the mighty East African Breweries (EABL) #ticker:EABL .The taxman in an unprecedented move offered a blow-by-blow account of the 16-year-long battle with Keroche, including details...

A plant operator at Naivasha-based Keroche Breweries. Keroche Breweries has collected taxes amounting to Sh279.9 million but failed to remit the same to the State, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has revealed. In a rejoinder to complaints by Keroche Breweries Chief Executive Tabitha Karanja over closure of her Naivasha-based plant, KRA said it took the action after the company failed to send it the principal tax,...

Keroche Breweries Chief Executive Officer Tabitha Karanja during an interview with The Standard.   The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has accused Keroche Breweries Limited of collecting taxes from his consumers but failing to remit the same to the agency. KRA was defending its decision to shut down the breweries last month over a Sh332 million tax arrears. In a statement dated March 8, 2022, the agency accused...

Kenya Revenue Authority has defended its decision to close down Keroche Breweries after years of multiple tax disputes.The decision by the authority to shut down the brewer last week over a Sh332 million tax arrears elicited varied reactions from leaders, the public and the owner. Keroche's chief executive officer Tabitha Karanja had asked the taxman for a grace period to clear the tax obligation,...

Keroche Breweries chief executive officer Tabitha Karanja. FILE PHOTO | NMG Keroche Breweries chief executive Tabitha Karanja has appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene in their row with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over a Sh9.1 billion tax dispute.The future of the Naivasha-based brewer now stands in the balance after KRA issued a notice to 36 banks against lending to the firm.The taxman last...

Times Tower in Nairobi, the headquarters of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). Picture taken on Thursday, October 15, 2020. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG A State water agency has sued the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), challenging the taxman’s withdrawal of Sh14.5 million from its equalisation fund account to settle tax liabilities.In its petition at the High Court, Coast Water Works Development Agency (CWWDA) wants...

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Customs officers based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in liaison with officers from the Multi-Agency Team have intercepted 5,703 kilograms of live crabs worth Sh1.2 million.The crabs were packed in 282 cartons destined for export to China.The authority said through a statement that the crabs are a restricted commodity for export out of the country.Upon questioning, a clearing...