Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero’s son, Ronald Odhiambo Kidero, was arraigned in court on Friday over the alleged sale of adulterated fuel at the Shell Petrol Station in Ridgeways, Nairobi.
Odhiambo was nabbed on Thursday evening and was booked at the Central Police Station.
He has been charged with one count of storing petroleum products that did not pass the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) requirements.
He was charged with being in possession of 14,000 litres of petrol and 28,000 litres of diesel all of which were substandard.
“On August 3, 2018, at Ridgeways Shell petrol station, along Kiambu Road in Nairobi, the accused, jointly with others before Court was found to have stored petroleum products namely diesel and motor vehicle gasoline in two petroleum storage tanks,” the charge read.
The prosecution submitted that the fuel in question was sold to unsuspecting motorists and it caused malicious damage to property.
The court heard that closure of the petrol station can only be done by the Energy Regulatory Commission who are not parties in this matter.
The Prosecution also wants Vivo Energy Kenya directors to appear before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for investigations on the said fuel.
The advocates urged the court to allow them to engage the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) to handle the matter.
Chief Magistrate Francis Andayito released Odhiambo on a cash bail of Ksh.100,000.
He further ruled that the case will be mentioned on August 23 while the hearing is slated for September 4, 2018.
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