Kenya's Peculiar Business Environment
http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4642&Itemid=5813 KRA moved to the appellate after High Court judge Onesmus Mutungi dismissed its Sh2 billion tax demand on KenCell Communications (now Celtel Kenya) on technical grounds after the taxman's lawyer failed to attend court, citing transport problems. I rest my case!!!! -- -- Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Nairobi Stock Exchange [NSE] - Authorised Information Vendor Suite B2 Tetu Apartments StateHouse Avenue P. O. Box 20311-00200 Tel. 254 20 272 8332 Fax. Rendered Obsolete URL. www.mediacorpafrica.com --
On Dec 3, 2007 9:52 AM, Bill Kagai <mediacorp.research@mediacorp.co.ke> wrote:
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KRA moved to the appellate after High Court judge Onesmus Mutungi dismissed its Sh2 billion tax demand on KenCell Communications (now Celtel Kenya) on technical grounds after the taxman's lawyer failed to attend court, citing transport problems.
I rest my case!!!!
You must already be knowing about the traffic jams in Nairobi. I assume you live in Nairobi:-) So the lawyer's reason must have been genuine, not a pretext. I've seen some calculations on the amounts the country loses as a result of the traffic jams. The figure, per year, was more than the 2bn taxman is chasing! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post
So the lawyer's reason must have been genuine, not a pretext. I've seen some calculations on the amounts the country loses as a result of the traffic jams. The figure, per year, was more than the 2bn taxman is chasing!
Blimey....Man..r u serious??!!! For a 2 billion brief..I would stay at Intercontinental 2 nights in advance if traffic were to mess me up!!! This joke has to stop. Its killing me.
Bill Kagai wrote:
So the lawyer's reason must have been genuine, not a pretext. I've seen some calculations on the amounts the country loses as a result of the traffic jams. The figure, per year, was more than the 2bn taxman is chasing!
Blimey....Man..r u serious??!!! For a 2 billion brief..I would stay at Intercontinental 2 nights in advance if traffic were to mess me up!!! This joke has to stop. Its killing me.
Man i have very little trust in lawyers though in my darkest moment i know they might be the only rescue. However one could have another look at the situation in that the gains for one party were obviuosly understandable 2 Billion and all the other party had to do was not turn up. Could there have been some agreement ?? What time did the lawyer set off for court ?? How long has he been doing that journey ?? was there something unusual that morning that the traffic was too much ??? In these days of ICT did the lawyer call ahead and inform court of his problem ?? If he so did why was the case still thrown out ?? I'm sorry i just think this is too obvious that if we just let it be we allow ourselves as Africans to be ridiculed for corruption and incompetence. No lawyer is that dump or are they ??? Or do they think we are all too dump and stupid that we let it go. Guys I'm sorry but i smell a FAT ROTTEN RAT. I don't buy the traffic storry pull the other one matey. My 2 cents
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