Mombasa governor Hassan Ali Joho. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
The Kenya Revenue Authority has asked Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho to visit their offices to sort out issues surrounding his KRA PIN.
This follows allegations by the ODM deputy party leader that his PIN had been blocked, hence unable to file his returns.
KRA said it cannot make public Joho’s tax matters, as they were confidential.
“The PIN owner has an obligation to file returns and is advised to contact KRA Investigations and Enforcement office in Mombasa or Nairobi for assistance in filing returns,” read in part, KRA's statement.
The taxman dismissed claims that it was frustrating the governor.
KRA said it was committed to supporting individual taxpayers to meet their tax obligations.
On Thursday, Joho claimed that he was unable to access his account on the KRA Portal after being informed that his PIN number had been suspended.
Joho alleged that KRA had blocked him online and thus he was unable to file his tax returns as required by law.
"I have been attempting to access the system online to file my returns but it's frustrating. The PIN has been suspended by KRA,” he said.
Joho raised an issue with the move claiming that it could be a plot to ensure that he fails to file his returns, an exercise which will be closed at the end of June.
This is not the first time KRA and Joho are engaged in a heated contest, in March, KRA launched a tax assessment on the Governor which led to his six bank accounts being frozen by the High Court.