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KRA boss summoned over alleged Sh62 billion tax loss

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Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga. [File, Standard]

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga is in the cross hairs of MPs over the government's alleged loss of Sh62 billion through tax evasion by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) Asia PTA limited and Louis Dreyfus Company Kenya (LDC) limited.

According to documents tabled in Parliament, the tax evasion was orchestrated through mis-declaration of palm oil cargo imported by the companies within three years.

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