Businessman Khalif Kairo has once again been charged and this time by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over Ksh 1,283,830 tax fraud.
Khalif Kairo has been charged alongside his company Kai & Karo Limited with the matter currently filed at the Nyeri Law Courts.
- Khalif Kairo arrested over fraud allegations
- Businessman Khalif Kairo granted Ksh 2 million cash bail
It is alleged that the businessman misdeclared a Land Rover Range Rover Vogue as a used Range Rover Sport on 10th January 2024 in an attempt to avoid full customs duty.
“Businessman Joseph Kairo Wambui, famously known as Khalif Kairo, and his company Kai & Karo Limited have been charged at Nyeri Law Court with tax fraud of Ksh1,283,830.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) investigations established that Kairo, being the director of Kai & Karo Limited, knowingly misdeclared a Land Rover Range Rover Vogue as a used Land Rover Range Rover Sport on January 10, 2024, to evade payment of customs duty of Ksh1,283,830.” said KRA
Khalif Kairo however denied the charges levelled against him and was released on Ksh 500,000 bond and the matter will be heard on 4th June 2025.
If found guilty, Kairo risks facing a three year jail term or pay a fine in excess of Ksh 1 million.
