Judge blocks KRA’s illegal tax claim against insurance firm

The High Court has barred the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from pursuing a Sh27 million tax claim against Monarch Insurance, citing a breach of law.

Justice Julius Ng’arng’ar said it was unlawful for KRA to lodge tax claims against the insurer in 2023 for a transaction executed in 2011, which is more than a decade later and way past the five-year window prescribed in law.