Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has threatened to freeze the accounts for Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja's office over Ksh14 million not paid during Mike Sonko’s tenure as Senator.
The office owes KRA Ksh13.9 million outstanding tax arrears for the period between 2013 and 2017.
In a letter dated November 14, KRA mentioned that the Senator's office has not remitted PAYE for payroll month of July 2013 to August 2017.
'Note, due to the unavailability of PAYE returns and payroll records, the amount due have been estimated and subjected to late payment penalties and interests.”
“You are therefore required to remit the outstanding amount of Ksh13,952,551 to the commissioners of domestic taxes immediately to avoid further accrual of penalties and interests," the letter read.
According to the Star, National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and National Social Security Fund (NSSF) are also demanding Ksh97,000 and 47,202 respectively.
In a letter seen to the Senate Clerk, Sakaja stated the arrears including interests and penalties amount to Ksh14,096,753.
He indicated during his tenure his office has complied fully with statutory deductions.
“I therefore request your office to take up the matter and expedite it to avoid halting of operations in our office since KRA has already initiated a debt recovery process and have indicated that they will be freezing all the funds in our bank account meant for salaries and office operations," the letter read in part.
Sakaja who was previously a nominated Member of Parliament was elected into the Senator’s position during the August 2017 General elections.
