Police say Erick Otieno Atanga, Joel Omino and John Odhiambo, who were arrested on Friday, pretended to be Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials.
They allegedly demanded that amount of money from Patiala Distillers Director Francis Kielelo after threatening him with a dossier from Kenyan Tax Justice Association – an NGO.
The three sent the letter to the director through WhatsApp, threatening to leak his business’ secrets and policies if he did not give them the money, but he reported them to Nairobi area DCI head offices.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is holding three men arrested for allegedly receiving a Sh500,000 bribe from a businessman they accused of involvement in tax evasion.
Police say Erick Otieno Atanga, Joel Omino and John Odhiambo, who were arrested on Friday, pretended to be Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials.
