In courts: Kairo back in court over multi-million fraud case

At the Milimani law court, car dealer Joseph Kairo is expected to appear for a mention of a case in which he's charged with fraud.

Kairo was in January released on a personal bond of Sh3 million after being charged with obtaining Sh3,045,000 from a client.

It's alleged that Kairo obtained the monies by falsely pretending he was in a position to import for Odhiambo a Volkswagen Tiguan from Japan through his company, Kai&Kairo Limited.

Kairo denied the charges.

Kairo faces two other separate charges for cheating, contrary to Section 315 of the penal code.

According to one of the charges, Kairo, on diverse dates between July 10, 2024 and July 25, 2024 at Westlands, reportedly induced one of his clients 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 another client.

The charge sheet claims that the client transferred Sh2.98 million into Kai and Kairo Limited bank accounts.

The money was paid for the purchase of a Subaru Outback.

This offence is said to have been committed on diverse dates between July 29, 2024 and November 16, 2024.

Elsewhere, the High Court in Machakos will today hear a case challenging the tabling of an impeachment motion against county assembly speaker Ann Kiusya.

The case was filed by petitioners who sought conservatory orders to stop the Members of the County Assembly from tabling or debating the motion.

The conservatory orders had restrained the county assembly, led by Majority leader Nicholas Nzioka, from processing a motion to remove Kiusya.

The court had in April allowed the speaker to continue performing her duties pending a full hearing to determine the legality of the impeachment process.

Kiusya’s lawyers argued that the motion to impeach her contravenes Standing Order 43(2)(b) of the County Assembly’s Standing Orders, which prohibits the reintroduction of a special motion within the same session.