Presidential aspirant Reuben Kagame has faulted the government for fighting him using KRA over his petition against CS Kipchumba Murkomen. Photo: Reuben Kagame X.
Presidential aspirant Rueben Kagame has claimed that the government is fighting him using evasion charges, which he linked to his recent filing of charges against Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.
According to him, the government has alleged that he received an email indicating that he owed Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) KSh 20 million., terming it a fight back from government.
Kagame stated that his monthly income is less than KSh 200, 000, further noting how the government could fail to note that he is a person living with disability (PWD), and he is exempted from paying taxes, but still pays out of his volition.
“Coincidence or fighting back my petition? Yesterday I received an email from KRA official I will abbreviate as Ms DW alleging I owe the government taxes worth KSh 20 million. I make less than KSh 200K in a good month. Note that as a PWD, I am entitled to tax exemption but I voluntarily pay my taxes,” Kagame noted.
He said that he will not be cowardice, adding that the government owes him millions from his music royalties, and this is a move to intimidate him following charges he petitioned against Murkomen following a series of protests witnessed in the country in June and July to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“I am a self-employed citizen owed millions from music royalties by this same government. More later. I will not be intimidated,” he added.
Responding to Kagame, Murkomen said he will not be intimidated by ICC, and he will continue to support and defend police officers who acted lawfully in quelling violent demonstrations and protecting lives and property.
“I will not be scared by ICC threats. Scare somebody else, not the people who know the law. I want to say I am very confident and clear in my mind that the IG and his team worked diligently and within the confines of the Constitution to defend this nation and, given a chance, we will do the same to defend the country as the ministry responsible for security,” he said.
Murkomen rejected any attempts to use courts to intimidate security agencies or second-guess their operational decisions.
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