In a rare appearance to the media and public, former first lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta has come out to strongly defend her family against claims that they have not been paying taxes.

The Kenyatta family matriarch has dared those who think she has not been paying taxes to take her to court and if found guilty, they can confiscate her wealth and use the proceeds to cover for the taxes her family has not remitted.

“Paying income tax is compulsory for everyone in the country. This is not an issue that should be spoken about in the newspapers, meetings or on TV because paying tax is a must lest one is taken to court.” Said the former first lady.

She further added that the issue of paying taxes is not something to be prosecuted over during political rallies or in the newspapers. Mama Ngina further asked politicians whom she did not name but seemingly directed at the president and his allies, to desist from mentioning her family’s name in a bid to show that they are working.

There is no need to badmouth anyone so as to be perceived as if you are working. No. Tax evaders should be prosecuted in court and let them pay what they have to pay. Even if it is me, that I have foregone a year without paying taxes, let the wealth be confiscated so that it can help pay the taxes,” she said