A Magistrates court is today set to conduct a pre-trial conference in a case in which city car dealer Joseph Kairo is facing charges of dishonoring car sale agreements.
Kairo denied the charges and is out on a cumulative cash bail of Sh2 million.
Kairo faced two separate charges of cheating contrary to section 315 of the penal code.
For each of the charges, the court granted him a cash bail of Sh1 million with an alternative of a bond.
According to one of the charges, Kairo on diverse dates between 10 July 2024 and 25 July 2024 at Westlands by means of fraudulent tricks induced one Jeff Munane to pay him Sh2.1 million.
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 KCB bank account.
The money was paid for the purchase of a Subaru outback 'a fact Kairo knew to be false' .
This offence is said to have been committed on diverse dates between 29 July 2024 and 16 November 2024.
Fraud case against ex-Savannah Clinker boss set for directions
The high court will today issue directions in a case in which ex-Savannah Clinker Boss is challenging his prosecution over Sh4.5 billion fraud charges.
The matter is listed before Justice Bahati Mwamuye.
Ndeta was charged before a Magistrates court with conspiracy to commit a felony, obtaining execution of a security by false pretence and uttering false documents.
He denied the charges but before the court could deliver his ruling on bail application, he obtained an order from the High court blocking his prosecution.
Justice Mwamuye at the time ordered his release pending determination of the application he has filed.
