Popular social media influencer and city-based businessman Khalif Kairo has been charged with tax fraud in a case that adds to the growing list of controversies surrounding him.
Kairo, famed for flaunting luxury cars online, was charged alongside his company, Kai & Karo Limited, at the Nyeri Law Courts.
The charges stem from a tax fraud investigation conducted by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
According to KRA, Kairo allegedly misdeclared a Land Rover Range Rover Vogue as a used Land Rover Range Rover Sport on January 10, 2024, in an attempt to underpay customs duty amounting to Ksh1,283,830. "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," read part of the KRA statement.
