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KRA boss summoned by MPs over alleged Sh62bn 'tax loss' from edible oil scam

Humphrey Wattanga

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Committee wants Mr Wattanga to provide details on the total cargo volume of palm oil imported by LDC Asia PTA.
  • Committee also wants a list of consignees of all the palm oil cargo volumes imported by the company during the period.

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga has been summoned by MPs over claims the country lost Sh62 billion in taxes in a palm oil import deal.

The Finance and National Planning Committee of the National Assembly wants the KRA boss to shed light on claims that Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) Asia PTA Limited and Louis Dreyfus Company Kenya (LDC) Limited did not declare accurate taxes due for payment for the consignment of palm oil shipped into the country over a period of four years.