Khalif Kairo Charged In Court
Khalif Kairo. [Photo/@ODPP_KE/X]
Joseph Kairu Wambui, alias Khalif Kairo, was on 13th January 2025 charged at the Milimani Law Courts with cheating contrary to Section 315 of the Penal Code.
The court heard that between 29th July 2024 and 16th November, 2024 at an unknown location within the Republic of Kenya, Khalif Kairo, a motor vehicle dealer, induced Dona Ayolo Okoth to transfer a sum of Ksh. 2,984,998 into Kai & Karo Limited’s KCB account while falsely pretending he will purchase a motor vehicle, make Subaru Outback, a fact he knew to be false.
The accused also faced an additional charge whose particulars indicate on diverse dates between 10th July 2024 and 29th July 2024 at Westlands suburb within Nairobi County, by means of fraudulent tricks, he induced Jeff Kyule Munane to pay through his company, Kai & Karo Limited, Ksh. 2,145,150 towards importation of a motor vehicle make Honda Vezel Hybrid from Japan, which he never delivered.
He pleaded not guilty to all the charges before Chief Magistrate Hon. Lucas Onyina.
Prosecution through Joyce Olajo opposed his release on bail on grounds that he was a flight risk and may abscond court. The court heard that the accused had procured an air ticket on 10th January 2025, a day before his arrest and was meant to fly to New York, USA on 12th January 2025.
