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Africa Spirits seeks to re-open factory in Thika

Businessman Humphrey Kariuki in a Nairobi court on September 26, 2019, during the mention of a case in which he is charged with deliberately failing to pay taxes. PHOTO | PAUL WAWERU | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • ASL says the closure of the company for the last six months has caused the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to lose over Sh1.2bn in tax.
  • ASL’s lawyer Cecil Miller disclosed that the company and Wow Beverages Limited were remitting Sh150m monthly to KRA in tax.

Alcohol manufacturer, Africa Spirits Limited (ASL), which is facing a Sh41bn tax evasion case alongside billionaire Humphrey Kariuki, has asked a Nairobi court to order taxman to re-open its Thika-based factory.

ASL says the closure of the company for the last six months has caused the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to lose over Sh1.2bn in tax.