This archive report was first published on 19 August 2019.
On Monday, August 19, 2019, businessman Humphrey Kariuki was released on a Ksh10 million cash bail and a surety of a similar amount in a case where he is accused of tax evasion amounting to Ksh41 billion.
Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi ordered Kariuki to deposit his passports and not to interfere with ongoing investigations. He was also ordered to surrender to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for processing.
Kariuki was charged alongside nine other persons in a case related to tax evasion by Africa Spirits and Wow Beverages in Thika.
The prosecution had sought to have Kariuki detained until Tuesday morning to allow them to obtain more information from Interpol, citing his Kenyan and EU passports.
