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Chinese investor barred from visiting parents over Sh83.5 million tax arrears

By Joackim Bwana | 11mos ago

The High Court in Nairobi has allowed the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to bar a Chinese investor from leaving Kenya to visit his parents in China over Sh83.5 million tax arrears.

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