The Mombasa County Government logo. Photo/ the-star.co.ke
The Mombasa County Government could be headed for a crisis after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) freezed its accounts over tax arrears amounting to over Sh173 million.
Kenya Power has also taken a step to disconnect power to the county government offices including the office of Governor Hassan Joho.According to to the power supplier, the county government has not cleared a bill amounting to over Sh 15 million.The taxman said it decided to freeze the accounts, after the Joho-led government allegeldly failed to remit taxes deducted from employees and the suppliers.However, in a quick rejoinder, Mombasa County Secretary Francis Thoya termed the decision by KRA as illegal, adding that they will be moving to court to overturn it.