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Six ‘bad’ sugar import suspects out on bail

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The six are accused of releasing 10,000 bags of substandard sugar packed in 50 kilogramme bags into the market. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Two Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) officials, a Kilindini port health officer and three directors of two companies involved in the importation of substandard sugar have been granted bail.

The six are accused of releasing 10,000 bags of substandard sugar packed in 50 kilogramme bags into the market.

Kebs inspection manager Samuel Onjolo, inspection officer Daniel Samuel Musta, port health officer Peter Mwadziwe, and Air Menzies International director Ali Abdi Mohamed were released on Sh1.5 million bond with an alternative of Sh500,000 cash bail each. Directors of Flora Bakers Ltd Hassan Abdi Mohamed and Abdullahi Abdi Mohamed, on the other hand, were released on a Sh500,000 bond each with one surety of a similar amount or an alternative cash bail of the same amount.

The court also lifted arrest warrants issued against Mr Mohamed and Mr Hassan who presented themselves in court last week.

Mombasa Resident Magistrate Christine Ogweno barred the suspects from going to their work stations or near the port without the court’s permission.

She also directed that the suspects deposit their passports in court and present themselves at Mombasa District Criminal Investigations Office once a week.