Kenyan Reports To Ruto Company Which Threatens KRA And Doesn't Pay Tax [VIDEO]
Ruto ordered Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga to follow up on the company, which was not mentioned, to take action
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President William Ruto on Friday, November 3 recalled how he was 24 hours earlier tipped off by a Kenyan regarding a company owned by senior individuals that has been evading tax and issuing threats.
Speaking during the 2023 Taxpayers Day in Mombasa County, Ruto disclosed that the anonymous sent him a text message regarding the company in question, claiming its owners threatened and intimidated KRA officials when cornered regarding skipping paying taxes as required by law.
As such, Ruto ordered Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga to follow up on the company, which was not mentioned, to take action, with Wattanga's work made easier as Ruto forwarded the contacts of the anonymous Kenyan to the authority.
President Ruto orders KRA to go after company owned by powerful individuals which has been issuing threats and not paying tax#ViralVideos pic.twitter.com/EGXkSghpzP — Viral Tea Ke (@ViralTeaKe) November 3, 2023
“I got a very interesting message yesterday from a patriotic who was saying look there is this company here who don’t pay tax and they threaten people because it belongs to some senior people,” Ruto revealed.
“I sent the contact to the KRA Commissioner General and I told him however big, senior and powerful the owners of that company are, they must pay tax like all other Kenyans."
However, he did not immediately disclose details regarding the well-connected individual, the operations of the company and its location.
From the narrative, he called on Kenyans to emulate the efforts of the whistleblower maintaining that all citizens must pay taxes regardless of their social status. This, he defended, would help the government implement its development agenda and offer services to Kenyans.
Ruto also promised to be ruthless and relentless towards individuals who use their primed positions, connections and elements of power to threaten KRA officials.
“Nobody should threaten KRA using their positions, connections and power for them to avoid paying tax. We must all pay tax and once we have paid let us demand from the government that our taxes are used properly,” Ruto continued.
The Head of state also affirmed that he had set a target of Ksh3 trillion for KRA and hoped that it would surpass Ksh4 trillion next year.
He also expressed happiness regarding the conversation Kenyans are having around how much taxes they’re paying, rather than the amount of debt the country is accumulating.
“Many Kenyans have ideas. Many institutions are stepping forward to work with us on how we can raise revenue locally, and I’m very proud. A while ago, the conversation was about how much of the debt is allocated to even children who are not yet born...public debt...I’m happy that this time round we’re having a conversation about, not debt, but taxes,” he stated in remarks that appear to be an apparent dig at his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration.
“That is a significant improvement, we have moved away from how much debt we’re accumulating, to how much tax we’re paying...we’re in the right place, we’re having the right conversation...and it is because I did commit to the country that we’re going to begin the journey to wean ourselves from leaving beyond our means to living within our budgets.”
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