Number plate scam trailed down to the Port

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The taxman has uncovered yet another vehicle number plates racket at the Mombasa port in which hundreds of cars have been released without the mandatory National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) registration.The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has warned that the unregistered cars pose a security threat as seen in the recent terrorist attack at 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi, where a double-registered car was used to ferry terrorists to the business complex.

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Unregistered vehicles also deny the taxman hundreds of millions of shillings in revenue when they are irregularly diverted into the market without paying taxes.

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“Specifically, officers at the release gates have been allowing removal of private motor vehicles prior to registration by NTSA.” In a separate letter on the same day, the taxman asked NTSA to stop Al-Husnain Motors from making any new registrations, accusing the car dealer of having 376 vehicles removed from CFSs before they were registered.

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“It has come to our attention that the above mentioned car dealer (Al-Husnain Motors) has been flouting release procedures at the CFSs by procuring release of private motor vehicles prior to registration.”

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