A man has been charged in court for allegedly hacking KRA systems in an effort that resulted in a loss of Sh. 4 billion for the taxman.
The 28-year-old identified as Alex Mutungi Mutuku  is charged is accused of fraudulently causing the loss of Sh. 3,985,663,858 from the Kenya Revenue Authority through interfering with the taxman’s computer systems.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded pending a determination of whether he will be freed on bond or not.
Prosecution lawyers Edward Okello and Eddie Kadebe claimed that data analysed so far indicates that Mr Mutuku has been working with suspects outside the country and so he is a national security threat.
Incidentally, Mutuku has a pending case on a cybercrime related offence. He was arrested after a multi-agency security operation was conducted within Nairobi and after the police received information that financial institutions were losing cash through suspicious electronic transactions.
