Businesswoman in Sh 2.2 B Tax Evasion Escapes Police Arrest at Weston Hotel

Businesswoman, Mary Wambui Mungai, who has been on the run for Sh2.2 billion tax evasion Wednesday night escaped at Ruto’s Weston Hotel.

In a statement, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) narrated how Mungai and her associate escaped just moments before officers could get hold of her.

The two businesswomen who are Purma Holdings Directors left in a hurry leaving their personal belongings behind.

Mary Wambui Mungai and Purity Njoki Mungai left cash, bank cards and car keys; a clear indication that the two were residing at the hotel.

Police were forced to have since cordon off the hotel as a search for the two intensifies.

A warrant of arrest was issued on the two on 8th December, 2021 after the 2 failed to appear in Anti-Corruption Court to answer 8 counts of knowingly and unlawfully omitting taxes due in the Income Tax returns submitted to the Commissioner for Domestic Taxes between 2014-2016.