KRA staff, businessmen charged with fraud at port
What you need to know:
- The KRA staff member, Ms Frida Mganga and businessman Barasa Luvisa were charged alongside Mr Joseph Muia, a clearing agent of Kapwell Enterprises Limited, for allegedly exporting concealed goods which the entry did not correspond with the goods contrary to section 202(c) of East African community customs management Act 2004.
- The particulars of the charges are that they allegedly committed the offences with others not before the court on or about October 10, this year in Mombasa town and Kilindini harbour within Mombasa County.
A Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) staff was charged alongside two businessman with conspiracy to export scrap lead-batteries disguised as Kenyan tea, to India.
The suspects who were arraigned before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti denied exporting two containers laden with the restricted goods declared as 440 bags of Kenyan Tea through the Mombasa Port.
The KRA staff member, Ms Frida Mganga and businessman Barasa Luvisa were charged alongside Mr Joseph Muia, a clearing agent of Kapwell Enterprises Limited, for allegedly exporting concealed goods which the entry did not correspond with the goods contrary to section 202(c) of East African community customs management Act 2004.
Mr Muia was separately charged with making a customs entry number which is incorrect in particulars contrary to the law.
In the first count, Mr Luvisa was also charged that on October 10 this year they knowingly exported restricted goods, namely scrap batteries, disguised as Kenyan Tea laden in containers unlawfully.
In that count, he was charged alongside Francis Kaigua Karitu and Agnes Wairimu Kaigua, who were absent in court before being issued with summons to appear.
They also faced a third charge of exporting restricted goods.
The three suspects who appeared before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti denied all the charges facing them.
The particulars of the charges are that they allegedly committed the offences with others not before the court on or about October 10, this year in Mombasa town and Kilindini harbour within Mombasa County.
The suspects through their lawyer Gakuhi Ngacaku prayed to the court to consider releasing them on reasonable surety bond with an alternative of cash bail.
Mr Ngacaku said his clients are innocent until proven guilty and committed to attend their prosecution without any delay.
In his ruling the trial magistrate granted each of the accused person Sh 200,000 bond with surety of similar amount or an alternative Sh 50,000 cash bail.
Chief Magistrate directed them to appear before Mombasa Principal Magistrate Henry Nyakweba for mention of the case on November 10, this year.
