Popular city car dealer Khalif Kairo was on Tuesday released on a 2M cash bail in a cases he is accused of defrauding his clients over Ksh 5 million pretending he would facilitate purchasing motor vehicles for them.
Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina dismissed an application by the prosecution seeking to deny Kairo bail pending hearing of the cases.
However, magistrate Onyina said that the nature of the charge against Kairo is a misdemeanor hence he is unable to see any reason why he should be denied bond.
The Magistrate said that he was not convinced that Kairo is a flight risk since the air tickets relied upon by the prosecution was indeed a return ticket meaning he did not intend to flee.
For each of the charges the court granted him a cash bail of Sh 1 million with an alternative bond of Sh 1M.
In the case it is alleged that on diverse dates between July 29, 2024 and November 16, 2024 at unknown location within Nairobi, by means of fraudulent means induced Dona Ayalo Okoth to transfer Ksh 2,984,998 into his account by falsely pretending that he would purchase him a motor vehicle Subaru outback.
In another charge, Kairo is accused of fraudulently tricking Jeff Kyule Munane to transfer Ksh 2,145,150 into his account by falsely pretending he would facilitate importation of a motor vehicle make Honda Vezel Hybrid from Japan which he never delivered.
