Joseph Kairo before Milimani Law courts on January 13, 2025/EZEKIEL AMING'A
City Car dealer Joseph Kairo Wambui was on Monday arraigned in court and charged with using fraudulent tricks in a bid to convince his clients to send him money to import cars he allegedly never delivered.
Kairo appeared before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina and denied the charges.
According to the charge sheet, Kairo on diverse dates between July 10, 2024, and July 25, 2024, at Westlands by means of fraudulent tricks induced one Jeff Munane to pay him Sh2.1m.
The money was allegedly paid to him through his company Kai&Kairo Limited.
It was for the importation of a Honda Vezel hybrid from Japan which the charge sheet indicates he never delivered.
He allegedly committed the same offence against one Dona Okoth.
The charge sheet claims that DoNa transferred Sh2.98 million into Kai and Kairo Limited's KCB bank account.
The money was paid for the upcharge of a Subaru Outback, a fact he knew to be false.
His defence team led by Advocate Danstan Omari pleaded with the court to have his client released on lenient bond terms.
Onyina will deliver the bail ruling at 2pm.
