According to reliable sources familiar with operations at Eldoret International Airport, a cargo plane carrying 47 tonnes of goods — 70 percent of them smartphones — landed on Friday, January 23, and was cleared and dispatched across the country within one hour, without undergoing mandatory verification procedures. The incident reportedly resulted in an estimated Sh290 million in unpaid taxes.
“There was no verification as required to enable proper taxation,” the quoted source, claimed. “Instead, importers colluded with rogue officials at the airport to allow the cargo to leave. Let them explain how and why this happened.”
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