KRA goes after Sonko just a day after IEBC disqualification
KRA goes after Sonko just a day after IEBC disqualification from contesting Mombasa gubernatorial seat.
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko is crying foul after the Kenya Revenue Authority sent him a letter informing him to clear 1.4 billion tax arrears.
The development comes just a day after he was locked out of the Mombasa Gubernatorial seat by the IEBC.
Speaking in an interview with K24 Tv on Sunday, June 5, Sonko revealed that KRA had sent him a letter notifying him that he and his wife had not complied with the Kenyan tax regulations.
He stated that the KRA had informed him that he had not cleared Ksh 1.4 billion tax since 2012.
KRA also noted that Sonko’s wife has not paid tax since 2009 according to his statement during the interview.
KRA goes after Sonko
“I received letters from KRA saying that I have sh1.4B that has not been taxed since 2012 what were they waiting for since 2012. They said my wife hasn’t paid tax since 2009,” Sonko revealed.
He went on to add that his wife received a call from KRA telling her to ask his husband (Sonko) to drop out of the Mombasa gubernatorial race and the case will be dropped.
On Saturday, 4, June, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati in a statement to the media stated that applicants who have previously been impeached from public office are unable to run in an election.
“The Commission’s position is that Article 75 of the Constitution is self-speaking and self-executing…. Therefore the three aspirants who have been removed from public office through impeachment are disqualified from contesting in the elections,” said Chebukati.
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