{"id":10376,"date":"2020-06-29T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T17:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=10376"},"modified":"2020-06-29T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T17:19:04","slug":"kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth","title":{"rendered":"KRA manager, wife arrested over unexplained wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"standard-content \">\n<div class=\"content\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/business\/article\/2001376916\/kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth\"><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a couple linked to tax evasion amounting to Sh38.7 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-article-page-desktop my-2\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1464965995785-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CJbmgOnCp-oCFVWnmgodG5sJDg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/24409412\/business_article_top_advert_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The commission has been conducting investigations into the allegations of possession of unexplained wealth by Joseph Chege Gikonyo, a manager at KRA and his wife Lucy Kangai Stephen, and fraudulent failure to pay taxes.<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/business\/article\/2001376916\/kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/business\/article\/2001376916\/kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth\">The commission established that between the years 2010 and 2015, Joseph Chege Gikonyo and Lucy both being directors of Giche Limited accumulated unexplained assets amounting to Sh597,457,059.\u201cSubsequently, according to Section 55(2) of anti-corruption and economics act, a civil suit was filed for forfeiture of the assets.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/business\/article\/2001376916\/kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth\">\n\u201cFurther, the commission established that Joseph Chege Gikonyo and Lucy failed to pay taxes due to the Kenya Revenue Authority for the sum of Sh38.7 million being the company\u2019s tax due and accrued expenses.\u201d<\/div>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/business\/article\/2001376916\/kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/business\/article\/2001376916\/kra-manager-wife-arrested-over-unexplained-wealth\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.standardmedia.co.ke\/images\/monday\/mfaz9f1lihsvi5ef9d6b3c9cc0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.standardmedia.co.ke\/images\/monday\/ktiplcn9tc2crqji5ef9d652ea6fe.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a couple linked to tax evasion amounting to Sh38.7 million. 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