Nyandarua Senator John Methu has asked Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to conduct a tax audit of businesses owned by Uhuru Kenyatta’s family.
Through the letter addressed to KRA, senator Methu claims that the Kenyatta family businesses have undermined the constitutional social goals by denying the public revenue by nonpayment of taxes to the Authority.
“…no individual or company should subvert the societal goals and deny the public, the revenue required to meet different obligations to realize the socio-economic rights guaranteed by the Constitution,” the letter reads in part.
The senator wrote the letter to KRA on behalf of the Peoples’ Representatives from the Counties of Nyandarua, Nyeri, Kirinyanga and Kiambu.
Senator Methu further lists the 2019 merger of the Commercial Bank Africa Limited (CBA) and NIC Group (NIC), the former being owned by the Kenyatta family, as well as Brookside Dairy Limited, ENKE Investments Ltd and the buying of the 5G- specific spectrum license.
“This country is governed by the rule of law and not jungle law where some animals are more equal than the others in respect of payment of taxes as stated above,” Methu’s letter further reads.
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Nonetheless, some of the businesses the Kenyatta family owns or has a stake in include Brookside Dairy, Heritage Hotels, CBA and the Mediamax Group.