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Senator Malala says his accounts not frozen, cites intimidation attempts

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Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala now says claims of his bank accounts being frozen were attempts to intimidate him to change his position on the contentious revenue sharing formula before the Senate.

Malala says he has clarified with Kenya Revenue Authority officials and he is tax compliant.

He says he held a meeting with Deputy Commissioner on domestic taxes Department Daniel Kagira and he has been given a clean bill of health.

“It has been confirmed that in all my accounts, I owe nothing to KRA, in fact KRA owes me KSh324,” he said, adding that none of his bank accounts has been frozen.

Malala accused Majority Whip Irungu Kangata for trying to intimidate him as he had warned that KRA will be coming for him.

He says the team pushing for the formula as tabled by the committee thought that he owed KRA KSh8 million which is false.

The intrigues on the passing of the formula are getting even deeper as Senators prepare for another attempt to get a solution on Monday.

Senators Kipchumba Murkomen and Johson Sakaja on Friday accused the Speaker of taking sides on the matter.

They claim Lusaka was holding meetings with Senators to lobby them to adjourn again on Monday.

“Dear referee stop training with one team, lets all meet on the pitch.” Sakaja tweeted.

The Monday session will be the ninth attempt senators will be making to get a consensus.

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Milton Nyakundi

Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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