38 Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) staff who were locked up for 14 days as DCI probes tax evasion scandal have filed an application at the High Court challenging their detention.
The 38 appeared in Court on Monday where prosecution sought to detain them to allow completion of probe.
36 KRA employees suspected to have aided tax evasion, money laundering & abuse of office at KRA to remain in police custody for 14 days to allow for completion of investigations. #AntiCorruption_ODPP #KRAStaff_Prosecution pic.twitter.com/ohZFW2dMaf
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) May 14, 2019
Another 30 workers have also been arraigned with police seeking to have them detained for 21 days.
Four other suspects who were summoned at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for questioning are seeking anticipatory bail ahead of their prosecution.
Last Friday, 70 KRA staff were arrested but only 38 appeared were arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate Paul Mayova.
The mention of a corruption case pitting 22 KRA Suspects will be heard before Senior Resident Magistrate Paul Mayova. @SethOlale with details from the Milimani law courts. #NTVAtOne pic.twitter.com/vKJrbz7a7l
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) May 15, 2019