Justice Luka Kimaru freed the 38 on Sh200,000 cash bail each on Friday but said he will deliver the full ruling next Tuesday. The DCI noted that 48 officials were yet to be arrested yet investigations began four months ago. THE ARRESTSOn May 10, KRA fired 75 employees and handed them over to police for allegedly facilitating tax evasion. KRA, which is this year targeting a 40 percent growth in tax returns, has consistently missed its targets. Later that day, Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji asked the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to probe the workers and their co-conspirators.

Source: Daily Nation May 17, 2019 12:14 UTC