A Chinese national has been convicted by a Milimani court for committing tax fraud amounting to Ksh 74,627,410. Cai Roggui, the director of Yiyuan Trading Company Limited, was found guilty on four counts of tax evasion related to income tax and VAT for the years 2018 and 2019.
Roggui, who faced charges on December 15, 2021, denied the allegations, insisting that neither he nor his company were guilty. The case underwent a full trial, with the accused defending himself in July 2024.
In a ruling delivered by Chief Magistrate Bernard Ochoi, Roggui was convicted on all four counts after the prosecution successfully proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
The charges stemmed from Roggui’s failure to declare substantial income generated by Yiyuan Trading Company, which earned KSh 162,233,500 during the two years. Specifically, Roggui did not report an income of KSh 60,453,000 for 2018, leading to an income tax liability of KSh 18,135,900. For 2019, he failed to declare KSh 101,780,500, resulting in an income tax liability of KSh 30,534,150. Additionally, he failed to report the same amounts for VAT purposes, which led to further liabilities of KSh 9,672,480 for 2018 and KSh 16,284,880 for 2019. Sentencing for the convicted individual is scheduled for January 23, 2025.
