This archive report was first published on 19 August 2019.
On August 19, 2019, City billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki was charged with tax evasion in court.
Mr Kariuki, who was present in court, had jetted into the country on Monday morning, more than a week after an arrest warrant was issued against him.
Prosecutors presented three files against the accused, with the first file containing nine counts relating to tax evasion amounting to Sh17 billion.
Mr Kariuki, along with eight others, including directors of Africa Spirits and Wow Beverages, faced a total of 21 counts of tax evasion and being in possession of counterfeit excise duty stamps.
Mr Kariuki's lawyer, Kioko Kilukumi, pleaded for his client to be freed on bond, stating that he was not a flight risk.
However, the prosecution objected, citing that Mr Kariuki had yet to be processed by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and that his passports needed to be verified to determine if he was a flight risk.
