Wound up the day with Italian Ambassador Vincenzo Del Monaco at his residence in Nairobi…All of Kenya’s friends want to see a peaceful and stable Kenya especially given the turmoil in the region. As @LindaMwananchi_ , our commitment is to retaining and growing these friendships for the benefit of all of our people.
Bennyhinn Walubengo: The president is unpopular because he overpromised; he sold heaven and gave people hell. In fact, hell is even an understatement. I don’t think the devil is proud of him. UDA government doesn’t listen; they don’t take feedback. The time of campaigning with barabara, maji, saying the things that have been said since 1964- that time is up. You cannot kill people and build roads for them; you expect them to use which roads when they are dead? #JKLive
A Kenyan called Spice FM engagement session in the morning show Situation Room and decided that he will go down with kasongo mercilessly! Kenyans don't joke at times!
Mr. TAXES,
Think of and address the 55 million Kenyans you neglected and squandered their hard-earned TAXES over the last 4 years!
I hear you are claiming that young leaders are being denied a chance to lead!
Interesting! Strange!
Is that really you talking about young Kenyans? Who kills young people over fictitious and moribund terrorism cases?
Where is Rex Masai? Where is Kennedy Onyango? Where is Albert Ojwang? Where is Erick Mutisia? Where is Ibrahim Kamau? Where is Boniface Kariuki? Where are the over 200 young people killed during the 2024 Gen Z protests and the 2025 Saba Saba protests, Mr. William Ruto?
Are they still the leaders of 2032?
Excuse me, sir!
Didn't you know that Gen Zs were young when you ordered their macabre abductions and brutal killings? Didn't you know that the children you burned alive in Kiambaa Church in 2007/2008 were young and innocent? Weren't they supposed to be the leaders of tomorrow? Has it escaped your memory? Does it not prick your conscience or stir whatever humanity you may have left?
Shall we remind you of your 41 vs. 1 narrative in 2007 and, now, your obnoxious USAWA NI SAWA fallacy?
Mr. 6 Months, will you not go down in Kenya's history as the brutal and vicious leader who shed the blood of young Kenyans?
What's your comparison? Dictator Idi Amin Dada, Mobutu Sese Seko, Siad Barre, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Sani Abacha, Robert Mugabe or Omar al-Bashir? You have beaten all odds, bro!
You have been so cruel that you ordered the abductions of young people! Those who survived the brutal abductions and killings were either shot in the legs, as you ordered, or arrested and charged under trumped-up terrorism charges.
You have variously and severally talked about KUSAFIRISHA WATU! Who is next on the SAFARI?
Tell us more lies tomorrow!
Finito!
Gachagua to Ruto: Mr Taxes, I hear you are claiming that young leaders are being denied a chance to lead. Where is Rex Masai? Where is Kennedy Onyango? Where is Albert Ojwang?…Are they still the leaders of 2032?
Ruto has poisoned your minds to think that Gachagua is bad, when Ruto is bad than anyone else.
This is Riggy G when he was the Mp Mathira confronting a contractor after receiving complaints from his constituents.
In the real world,
If I owe you Sh 200,000 and you owe me Sh 100,000, we can simply agree that I pay you the difference of Sh 100,000 and the debt is settled. Isn't it?
Now, imagine I tell you I cannot pay you your 200k until you first pay me my 100k.
That you must go and find the money, pay me, then I will look for 200k and pay you.
How insane is that?
That is exactly what KRA did to Easton Petroleum Ltd.
Over several months, Easton had accumulated an outstanding VAT liability of about 12 million.
In subsequent months, however, it accumulated valid VAT credits of 19 million from its purchases.
Meaning, even after settling the 12 million liability, KRA would still owe Easton about 7 million.
As Easton was busy praying for its fuel to cross safely through the Strait of Hormuz, KRA was busy hatching a plan to drown its business.
When the plan was finalized, KRA swung into action.
KRA sent Easton demands to pay the 12 million. When Easton explained that KRA was holding 19 million in valid VAT credits, KRA got tired and froze their bank accounts.
Next morning, Mr. Yakub, Easton director tried to send money from the company's accounts. Pesa haiendi. He tried to deposit money, pesa inaingia. He Wondered what witchcraft had entered bahali yake.
He called his bank manager to report the witchcraft, only to be told that KRA had frozen the accounts and ordered the money in them transferred to KRA.
Easton was officially stuck. It could not pay suppliers, transporters, employees or anyone.
Then the accountant came up with a plan.
- We owe KRA 12 million. But KRA owes us 19 million. Let us formally apply to have the 12 million deducted from our VAT credits. That way, the debt is settled and KRA will still owe us 7 million. The Tax Procedures Act provides for this.
Director said perfect.
Haraka haraka, they sent the application to Times Tower.
When KRA saw the request, KRA ran mad and instantly rejected the request.
Its argument was that excess input VAT should be carried forward to subsequent tax periods, not used to offset past tax debts.
Easton got tired, ran to Court and argued that.
KRA had violated their legal right to have their tax debts deducted from their overpaid taxes.
The tax tribunal agreed KRA had acted illegally and unreasonably.
It held that where a taxpayer has sufficient available tax credits to cover an admitted tax liability and formally requests a set off, KRA must fairly and reasonably consider that request before resorting to enforcement.
The Tribunal then ordered KRA to:
- Set off the KSh 12 million liability against the available 19m credit.
- Unconditionally unfreeze Easton bank accounts
Case closed.
Lesson.
- If KRA is holding valid tax credits belonging to you, you have a legal right to apply to use those credits to settle your outstanding tax liabilities.