Employees of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) were on Monday arraigned before a Mombasa Court to answer to charges of plotting to commit a fraud.
The employees of the state agencies were charged with a conspiracy to evade payment of Sh20 million tax.
The accused; Dorosila Omondi, Joshua Misoi, Alex Mwamba, Henry Otieno, Bernand Okoth, Thomas Mwandoga, Stephen Kamau, Hamisi Mwangarashi and a clearing agent Abdihafidh Farah.
They were also charged jointly with Godwin Crispin Nyakora with aiding and abetting Farah to import concealed goods.
The prosecution told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 11, at Kilindini Port, Mombasa County.
The suspects are alleged to have committed fraud payments of Customs Duty and other charges amounting to Sh20 million.
The court heard that the accused falsely recorded entries for imported containers loaded with new cloths to read ladies plastic shoes with intent to evade payment of customs duty and other charges.
They, however, denied the charges, and through their lawyers, applied to be released on bond which the prosecution did not oppose.
Mombasa Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti ordered the accused to be released on a ShSh50, 000 bond each with surety of similar amount or an alternative of Sh10, 000 cash bail each.
The case will be heard on August 22.