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High Court declines to order reopening of Platinum Distillers
Inside the Ruiru-based alcohol manufacturing firm Platinum Distillers Limited which was shut down on February 23 over tax evasion. The High Court on March 14, 2019 declined to order KRA to re-open it. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The judge directed that the case filed by Platinum against KRA be heard on March 23, 2019.
- Platinum lawyers had said that the decision to close down the factory was a violation of the rights to trade.
- Two directors of Platinum have since been charged for failing to pay tax to the tune of Sh41 million.
The High Court has declined to order the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to re-open a Ruiru-based alcohol manufacturing company it closed down on February 23 over tax evasion.
Justice Weldon Korir Thursday said the application by Platinum Distillers Limited lacks merit.
