Bluejay Limited, the parent company behind Betway Kenya, will be required to pay about KSh 5 billion in outstanding taxes after the Tax Tribunal upheld various assessments by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
- The order comes at a time when the company has filed a petition for liquidation at the Milimani Law Courts Commercial and Tax Division, with the matter set to be mentioned before the High Court on the 5th May 2025.
- In the Tribunal ruling, Bluejay had been faulted for failing to adequately justify a significant portion of its disputed tax positions, particularly in relation to the withholding tax of betting winnings and related-party transactions.
- Although the tribunal set aside taxes relating to the 2016 financial year on grounds…
