Members bind Rotich to illegal sugar imports, ask Uhuru to dismiss him

CS Treasure Henry Rotich helped import sugar worth 10 billion shillings after closing the wicket, said yesterday three Kakamega deputies

Ayub Savula (Lugari), Tindi Mwale (Butere) and Justus Murunga (Matungu) asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to sack Rotich and former CS Agriculture Minister Willy Bett, now ambbadador to India, for allowing 14 companies to go into business. import 71 040 tonnes after the expiry of the period of renunciation. The duty-free window ran from August 12 to 31, 2000.

Members stated that the two officials were unfit to perform public duties.

Correspondence between the Ministry of Agriculture, the Treasury and the Kenya Revenue Authority by the Star, shows that the two ministries have pushed the authority to allow sugar free of tax in the country after August 31st.

In a letter dated September 12, 2017, Bett wrote to Rotich recommending that the 14 companies be exonerated

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The letter was sent to the Commissioner KRA General John Njiraini

According to Bett, importers experienced shipping delays during the waiver period due to "logistical difficulties, low tides delaying cargo loading, turbulent and unfavorable times on the high seas and delays in shipments. transhipment ports. "

MEPs said the demands were an excuse to flood the market with cheap sugar and allow some importers to make huge profits to the detriment of the economy.

"What evidence did the SC show that there was indeed oceanic turbulence and logistical challenges?" 19659002] On September 21, the Treasury PS Kamau Thugge wrote to the Customs Commissioner of Border Control of the KRA advising him to proceed and erase the sugar of 10 billion Sh.

Commissioner Julius Musyoki in a Answers to Thugge, September 27, 2017, protested the directive and advised the Treasury to issue another notice in the Gazette extending the grace period until September 20, when Rotich endorsed the directive. authorization of shipment

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Among Sukari Investments Limited, badociated with the President of the West Kenya Sugar Company, Jaswant Rai, was allowed to import duty-free sugar after the expiry of the franchise period.

Flora Bakers Limited, Piccadilly Holding Limited, Landmark Freight Services, Darasa Investments Limited, Pillarmatt Limited, Option 2 Limited, Ifox Commodity Limited, Paleah Stores Limited, Elon Commodities Limited (K) Limited, Coast Terminal East Africa Limited, Zack Petroleum Limited and Export Trading Company Limited have also been authorized to import sugar without paying any fee. 19659002] Savula said that importers should be obliged to pay taxes.He asked DCI's chief, George Kinoti and EACC to take over the business and carry ACs. cussing against those who broke the law.

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