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Car dealer Kairo released on Sh2m cash bail

<p>City <a class="google-anno" href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-01-14-car-dealer-kairo-released-on-sh2m-cash-bail" data-google-vignette="false" data-google-interstitial="false"> <span class="google-anno-t">car</span></a> dealer Joseph Kairo popularly known as Khalif Kairo has been released on a cumulative cash bail of Sh2 million after he denied charges of failing to honor car sale agreements.</p> <p>In granting him bail, Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina said he was not convinced that Kairo is a flight risk.</p> <p>Kairo faced two separate charges of cheating contrary to section 315 of the penal code.</p> <p>For each of the charges, the court granted him a cash bail of Sh1 million with an alternative of a bond.</p> <p>According to one of the charges, 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.</p> <p>The money was allegedly paid to him through his company Kai&Kairo Limited and was for the importation of a Honda Vezel hybrid from Japan which the charge sheet indicates he never delivered.</p> <p>He allegedly committed the same offence against one Dona Okoth.</p> <p>The charge sheet claims that Dona transferred Sh2.98 million into Kai and Kairo Limited's KCB bank account.</p>