KRA BOARD DIFFERS WITH THE TREASURY OVER APPOINTMENT OF NEW COMMISSIONER GENERAL.

According to sources within KRA, the board had not settled on any candidate and they were actually surprised by the announcement of Mr.Mburu as the new Commissioner General.

KRA board chairman Francis Muthaura

 Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) board is on a war path with the Treasury over last week’s appointment of James Githii Mburu as the new commissioner general.

The board is said to be angry that the Treasury went behind its back and purportedly appointed Mr.Mburu as CG before the recruitment process was complete.

According to sources within KRA, the board had not settled on any candidate and they were actually surprised by the announcement of Mr.Mburu as the new CG.

 “The board, especially the chairman (Francis) Muthaura is very angry with this move,” said the source. “The board members are yet to acknowledge Mburu as the commissioner general.”

 

James G. Mburu

Treasury secretary Henry Rotich last Thursday appointed Mburu as the new KRA Commissioner-General, taking over from Mr John Njiraini.In a gazette notice dated June 6, Rotich appointed Mburu for a three-year term effective July 1, 2019.

The announcement came soon after KRA board last month shortlisted five top candidates out of a total of 30 applicants for the job.

The other four finalists included the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) national chairman Julius Mwatu, former KPMG partner Richard Boro Ndung'u, the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators Duncan Otieno Onduru and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regional advisor in charge of East and Central Africa on tax matters Andrew Kazora Okello.

The board has rejected the appointment and Mburu is yet to be introduced to the KRA staff. As a matter of fact, Mburu’s purported appointment has not been announced officially on any KRA social media pages.

Before the controversial appointment, Mburu was serving as the tax man's commissioner for Intelligence and Strategic Operations he is said to be a blood relative to the outgoing CG Njiraini.