Nairobi, June 10 -- The High Court has ordered the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to pay Sh29.4 million in tax refunds to Pernod Ricard Kenya after finding that the taxman failed to determine the company's refund applications within the 90 days required by law.

The court dismissed KRA's appeal against a Tax Appeals Tribunal decision that found the authority's delayed response automatically validated the liquor firm's refund claims under the Tax Procedures Act.

The dispute arose after Pernod Ricard Kenya, a subsidiary of global wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard, applied for tax refunds on December 6, 2022.

The company sought reimbursement of overpaid taxes for different periods, including claims amounting to Sh25.9 million for July ...