The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is reportedly seeking to recover approximately KSh 623 million in alleged unpaid taxes linked to former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko through an agency notice addressed to First Community Bank.
The notice, according to a report published by Citizen Digital on October 16, 2026, is part of the tax authority’s efforts to collect the amount it says is outstanding.
The reported move concerns an alleged tax liability. The issuance of an agency notice should not, on its own, be presented as proof of criminal wrongdoing by Sonko.
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KRA Reportedly Issues Notice to First Community Bank
According to the report, KRA issued an agency notice directing First Community Bank to remit funds held on behalf of Sonko towards the stated tax demand.
An agency notice is a tax collection mechanism provided for under Section 42 of Kenya’s Tax Procedures Act, 2015. It allows KRA, subject to the law’s requirements, to appoint a third party holding or owing money to a taxpayer as an agent for recovering unpaid taxes.
Banks may receive such notices where the tax authority seeks to recover money held in a taxpayer’s accounts.
The reported notice concerns approximately KSh 623 million. However, the precise terms of the notice, the amount available for recovery, and any subsequent action by the bank should be confirmed from the original document before publication.
The notice itself does not establish that the amount has been recovered or that the underlying tax dispute has been resolved.
Reported Tax Demand Runs Into Hundreds of Millions
The reported demand adds to previous tax disputes involving Sonko and KRA.
In August 2026, the Tax Appeals Tribunal dismissed Sonko’s challenge to a tax assessment of approximately KSh 385 million arising from deposits into his bank accounts between 2013 and 2019.
Sonko disputed KRA’s assessment and indicated that he intended to challenge the decision in the High Court.
That earlier dispute should be distinguished from the latest reported agency notice involving First Community Bank. The two amounts should not be described as the same liability unless the relevant documents establish a direct connection.
KRA’s use of an agency notice is a collection measure, while a challenge to the underlying assessment is a separate legal issue.
Sonko's Response to the Latest Notice
Sonko’s response to the latest reported notice was not available at the time of publication. In an earlier tax dispute, he disputed KRA’s assessment and indicated that he intended to challenge the decision in court.
The latest notice involving First Community Bank is a separate reported enforcement action, and its relationship to the earlier dispute should be confirmed through the relevant documents.
KRA’s move signals an effort to recover the alleged tax arrears, but the notice alone does not establish that the amount has been recovered or that Sonko has committed any criminal offence.
