A former Manager at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been convicted for accepting a Ksh 7,000 bribe.
A statement by the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Wednesday, December 2, indicated that the former manager Charles Adams Otiso was fined Ksh 50,000 for his offense.
Otiso had been soliciting for a Ksh10,000 bribe and had only received Ksh 7,000 when he got apprehended.
The bribe was reportedly aimed at facilitating issuance of tax compliance certificate.
"Former KRA manager Charles Adams Otiso found guilty & fined Ksh 50,000 for requesting for bribe of Ksh 10,000 and receiving Ksh 7,000.
"The bribe was aimed at facilitating issuance of tax compliance certificate. Matter resolved through plea bargain," read the statement in part.
The case was part of a breakthrough made by DPP Noordin Haji in which it was revealed, in early November, that the office recorded an increase in the conviction rates from 90.2 percent in 2017/2018 to 92.5 percent in 2019/2020, for general cases.
The office achieved that feat by prioritising the fight against corruption through the adoption of strategies such as a strategic focus on high profile and high impact cases, the establishment of specialised thematic divisions, units and teams as well as recovery of proceeds of crime.
In June, former high-ranking KRA manager Joseph Chege Gikonyo and his wife Lucy Kangai Stephen were also charged with evading taxes amounting to Ksh38.6 million.
The couple had been accused of failing to remit the money which was said to have accrued from their company’s taxable income as well as accrued penalties.
In September, Haji also revealed that the prosecuting authority had recovered Ksh2.9 billion from wealthy Kenyans.
The money was retrieved from individuals involved in corruption scandals that had been on the rise in the country especially involving government departments.
At the same time, a number of individuals have volunteered and come forth to work out a plea bargain with the ODPP.
