DARASAHowever, in the papers filed in court in previous suits, KRA argues that Darasa did not meet the conditions for tax exemption. CLEARENCEHe also points out that the paper trail shows the owners of the sugar as a Ugandan company and not Darasa. DELAYHe further says the importer failed to satisfactorily justify the three months delay between July 15 and October 30, 2017, the date of arrival of the sugar. TRANSFERKRA then challenged the order before Justice Mugure Thande who allowed KRA’s initial order to have the sugar detained at the Mombasa Port precincts, pending the resolution of the matter. While opposing the request to transfer the sugar to a warehouse outside the port, KRA cited revenue risks.

Source: Daily Nation January 07, 2018 21:33 UTC