At least 13 people among them senior managers at the Kenya Ports Authority have been arrested in the ongoing probe over alleged tax evasion at the port of Mombasa. The suspects were arrested in the ongoing multiagency probe where more than 120 containers were sneaked out from the port. Read; KRA busts tax evasion ring at Mombasa portThe team comprising KRA, KPA, National intelligence Service (NIS) and CID officers are tasked with investigating how containers are cleared from the port through dubious means. Read;Port officials, police held over tax evasion, diversion of goodsSenior KPA and Kenya Bureau of standards officers are on the spot over a scandal involving tax evasion cartels at the port. Read;KRA opens tax evasion probe on more than 100 containers 'cleared' from Mombasa portPresident Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the new Kenya Ports Authority boss Catherine Mturi-Wairi to crack down on cartels.

Source: The Star August 26, 2016 10:06 UTC