Kakamega Politician Charged With Tax Fraud

Former leader of majority at the County Assembly of Kakamega was today charged at Kakamega Law Courts for tax evasion amounting to Kshs.5.2 million.

Rashid Rocky Omwendo was charged with three counts of tax fraud amounting to Kshs. 3,422,006/- million that resulted from failure to declare income of Kshs.11.7 million on his personal KRA PIN.

The politician was also separately charged jointly with Jackline Mary Ambetsa, Nambalah Enterprise Limited with twelve counts of tax fraud amounting to Kshs.1.8 million. Omwendo and Ambetsa are both directors of the company.

The charges comprise of counts of fraud in relation to tax, failure to submit tax returns and failure to pay tax by due date as required by law. The tax fraud offences were committed between 2018 and 2022.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges before Chief Magistrate Philip Mutua and were granted bond of Kshs.200, 000/-. The case will be mentioned on 8th May, 2025.

If convicted, the accused persons will be liable to a fine of Kshs.10 million or double the tax evaded, whichever is higher or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years as per the provisions of the Tax Procedures Act, 2015.