Who is city car dealer Khalif Kairo
He was charged with failing to deliver clients' vehicles, Jan 13, 2025.
16d agoWILLIAM WANYOIKEInfographics
City car dealer Khalif Kairo on Tuesday pleaded with a Magistrates court to release his passport to enable him to travel to the USA for seven days.
Through his advocate Davidson Makau, Kairo told Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina that he requires his travel documents to attend a fundraiser in the United States.
He told the court that he was not a flight risk and would be back once done with his business in the US.
The Prosecution in a rejoinder said Kairo must serve the court with all details of his visit including when he intends to leave the country before any consideration is made.
Magistrate Onyina subsequently directed that the matter be mentioned on January 31 to confirm the filing of documents that will lay the basis for the release of the passport.
Kairo was this month charged with failing to honour car sale agreements.
He faces 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 July 10, 2024, and July 25, 202,4 at Westlands by means of fraudulent tricks allegedly 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 sh 2.98 million into Kai and Kairo Limited's KCB bank account.
The money was paid for the purchase of a Subaru Outback.
This offence is said to have been committed on diverse dates between 29 July 2024 and 16 November 2024.
