Anerlisa Muigai has come out to speak about the dispute between her mother’s company and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
Keroche Breweries – a company owned by Anerlisa’s mother Tabitha Karanja – has been embroiled in a tax dispute with KRA since 2008.
The row played out again on Tuesday, June 15, 2022, with the taxman shutting down the Naivasha-based brewer over fresh tax arrears.
This is the sixth time in one year that KRA has closed down the Keroche brewery leaving it to incur losses running to millions of shillings.
And this time around, Anerlisa’s mom – who is vying for Nakuru senator on UDA ticket – is accusing KRA of being used to fight it politically and issuing agency notices to all its lenders.
Speaking to the press after the closure, Anerlisa’s mother attributed her woes to the move to join politics through UDA, adding that this would not stop her intentions to vie for the senatorial seat in Nakuru.
“KRA is under tremendous pressure to place Keroche Breweries under existential jeopardy in order to retaliate against me for my interest in offering political leadership in Nakuru,” she said.
“I plead with the KRA to afford us an opportunity to regain our footing as a manufacturer, employer and a local entity in order to sustainably meet all our obligations” she added.
Anerlisa Muigai took to social media to speak about the current impasse between KRA and her mother’s company.
“They say when it rains it pours.. Unfortunately that is what has been happening on my family side but guess what, we still hopeful for the future and still thank God for everything,” she wrote.
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