Potential $28 million tax discrepancy involving British American Tobacco in Kenya

Analysis by the Investigative Desk with support from the Tobacco Control Research Group and Tax Justice Network Africa, has identified significant discrepancies in the revenue statements of British American Tobacco’s subsidiary in Kenya (BATK). The discrepancies of up to KES 9.6 billion (USD 93 million) were found in BATK’s 2017 and 2018 revenue statements. These suggest there could be a mismatch

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Countries use anti-money landering rules to silence critics

More than 175 nations share their financial intelligence in the fight against dirty money and terrorist financing. Yet dozens of governments have been found to abuse anti-money laundering rules to stifle civil society and silence critics, especially in countries with poor human rights records. Adressing the issue is a challenge due to a lack of

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How insurers take the law in their own hands in fraud cases

Insurers themselves determine whether someone has committed fraud, impose sanctions immediately and hardly ever report this. This leaves police, prosecutors and the criminal courts sidelined. Criminal safeguards – such as you are innocent until proven guilty – are absent. The insured could take (legal) action, but this is expensive and takes a long time. In the meantime,

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