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  "id": 14634300,
  "title": "Five to face charges in Ksh3.9B VAT fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/five-to-face-charges-in-ksh3-9b-vat-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T06:19:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/five-to-face-charges-in-ksh3-9b-vat-fraud/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has approved charges against five individuals and 12 companies over an alleged tax fraud scheme involving Ksh3.9 billion in Value Added Tax (VAT). The suspects are accused of using a network of companies to generate fictitious transactions and electronic tax invoices, which other businesses allegedly used […] The post Five to face charges…",
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        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Five suspects, 12 companies face alleged tax fraud charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/five-suspects-12-companies-face-alleged-tax-fraud-charges",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:16:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Five to face charges in Ksh519M VAT fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/five-to-face-charges-in-ksh519m-vat-fraud",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:19:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "DPP approves charges against five individuals, 12 companies in Sh3.9 billion VAT fraud scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/dpp-approves-charges-against-five-individuals-12-companies-in-sh3-9",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:29:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}