Attiya Waris
- January 9, 2024
- Writer
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Attiya Waris Biography
| Name | Attiya Waris |
| Birthday | Oct 25 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Nairobi |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Attiya Waris is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on October 25, 1974 in Nairobi, Kenya. Waris was born in Nairobi in 1974. She earned her first degree at the University of Nairobi. Waris took master’s degrees in 2002 at the University of London and in 2004 at the University of Pretoria. Her doctorate in Tax Law was awarded by Lancaster University in 2009 following a thesis on “Solving the Fiscal Crisis: Re- legitimising the Fiscal State through the Realisation of Human Rights A Case Study of the Kenyan Constituency Development Fund” supervised by Prof. Sol Picciotto. From 2007 to 2013 she was vice-chair of the Tax Justice Network.
In 2020 she spoke out about Dutch firms who were growing cut flowers in Kenya. The companies were using addresses in Amsterdam to avoid tax on large turnovers. Attiya who had studied this industry noted they are using Kenyan land but they are avoiding paying for it. Investigators (Investico) had found by using Kenyan data and the Panama Papers that Dutch companies like Oserian were using trusts in Liechtenstein and the British Virgin Islands in 2011 to avoid nearly all tax in Kenya despite a 47m turnover.
The Irish Times quoted her opinions when Apple were order to pay $13 billion in avoided tax to the Irish government by the European Commission in 2016. Waris argued that human rights were being ignored given that the Irish government were appealing the decision and to allow Apple to avoid a lower corporate tax rate. Waris said the “People are so busy not watching information and too busy entertaining themselves. The lower tax rate was creating an environment in which countries like Kenya could not compete because Ireland was offering Apple tax rates that were below the cost of supplying service to the company. She argues that Ireland’s tax authorities are run by the upper classes who have forgotten the plight of their country’s poor.
Attiya Waris Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Attiya Waris is one of the richest Writer from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Attiya Waris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Attiya Waris (born 1974) is a Kenyan Professor at Nairobi University and a writer about financing development from diverse perspectives including illicit financial flows and corporate tax reform. She has spoken up against the policy that allowed Apple to have preferential tax rates in Ireland, She argues that Ireland’s tax authorities are run by the upper classes who have forgotten the plight of their country’s poor.
In 2013 she co-authored a book on “Tax Justice”.
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Lejeanne Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Attiya Waris celebrates birthday on October 25 of every year.