Eight KPA, KRA staff charged with fraud in Sh9m case
What you need to know:
- The accused are Mr Benedict Kisilu, Ms Susan Gitungo, Anthony Maina,Mathew, Ochieng,Reuben Mecha,Matari Ali, Mr Abdi Mohammed and Bobson Sande.
- According to the prosecution, all the accused were also charged with abuse of office except Mr Mohammed.
Eight Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) employees were on Friday charged with fraud for releasing three containers without payment of Sh9 million custom duty.
The State agencies employees appeared before Mombasa chief magistrate Douglas Ogoti but denied the fraud charges.
The accused were said to have fraudulently, jointly with others not in court, conspired to facilitate the release of the containers without payment of custom duty contrary to the East African Community Customs Management Act.
They are Mr Benedict Kisilu, Ms Susan Gitungo, Anthony Maina,Mathew, Ochieng,Reuben Mecha,Matari Ali, Mr Abdi Mohammed and Bobson Sande.
According to the prosecution, all the accused were also charged with abuse of office except Mr Mohammed.
They were said to have abused their office by failing to make entries into the Simba System in respect of the three containers thereby causing revenue loss.
Mr Mecha, Ali, Owiti, Mr Kisilu, Maina and Gitungu were also charged aiding and abetting the two companies, Tuzira Timber Yard and Kappa Logistics, evade payment of import duty.
The offences were said to have been committed between June 21 and 23 at Kilindini Port, Mombasa.
The accused were each released on a Sh300,V000 bond with a surety of similar amount or an alternative of a Sh100, 000 bond.
The case will be mentioned on September 13.