A former employee of KRA arraigned for bribery
30:07:2024: A former employee of the Kenya Revenue Authority was arraigned today at Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on various counts of bribery.
David Omondi Omogo pleaded not guilty to four counts of bribery before Senior Principal Magistrate, Hon. Thomas Nzioki, who released him on a cash bail of Kes3 million or a bond of Kes6 million.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) received a bribery report from an administrator of Infinity Benefits Limited on July 14, 2021. The report stated that the KRA employee had asked for a bribe of Kes5 million to improperly facilitate the reduction of Kes25.2 million tax arrears the company owed to KRA. Investigations were launched, and the accused person was arrested on July 19, 2021, after he received a down payment of Kes200,000.
After the case was fully investigated, a file was forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, which concurred with EACC’s recommendations to charge the suspect.
Mr. Omogo, who was out on a cash bail of Kes100,000, was arraigned today before SPM Hon. Nzioki. He pleaded not guilty to all four counts of bribery. The case will be mentioned on August 8, 2024.
