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KRA boss in the cross hairs of MPs over alleged Sh62 billion tax loss

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

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Mr Humphrey Wattanga is in the crosshairs 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 misdeclaration of palm oil cargo imported by the two companies within three years.

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