David Omondi Omogo, an officer with the Kenya Revenue Authority’s Domestic Taxes Department, was charged on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe to reduce a company’s tax debt of Sh25 million.

The charges allege that on June 10, 2021, in Nairobi, Omogo solicited Sh5 million from Pascal Ovinda to facilitate the improper reduction of tax arrears owed by Infinity Benefits Limited.

A second charge claims that on June 16, 2021, Omogo requested an additional Sh2 million from Ovinda for the same purpose. The court was also informed that on July 19, 2021, Omogo received Sh200,000 from Ovinda as part of this scheme.

Omogo denied all charges and was granted bail of Sh3 million or a bond of Sh6 million. The case is set for mention on August 12.