Kenyan stars miffed by tax demands

NAIROBI — Olympic and world 800-meter record holder David Rudisha and world 10,000 and 5,000 champion Vivian Cheruiyot are among a group of Kenyan athletes protesting against tax demands on prize money earned abroad.

"This is very unfair. We have used much of our earnings to contribute to the Kenyan economy. We bring money home to put up investments, which are already heavily taxed by the government," said Cheruiyot.

The athletes received letters from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) last week, which required them to pay tax from their race earnings abroad.

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