A businessman charged in the Sh 77 million Brazil sugar scam has been detained after failing to appear in court.
Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki issued a warrant of arrest against Abdirizak Kasim Bare after failing to appear in court several times.
After warrants were issued, Bare appeared in court in the afternoon of 28th May 2025 seeking to have the warrant lifted.
While seeking the warrant to be lifted, Bare apologized to the court saying that he did not intentionally fail to appear in court.
The court heard that he is unwell as he suffers from hypertension.
The magistrate ordered that the accused person be remanded at Capitol Hill Police Station until 29th May 2025 when the court will rule whether to lift the warrant or have him in custody for the remainder of the trial.
Bare is charged alongside Abdi Khani Gedi and Noor Hassan with obtaining over Sh 77 million to import sugar from Brazil.
Other suspects are Mary Muthoni Gitonga and Grace Mwarania Waiguma who are still at large.
The five are accused of luring investors into a Brazil sugar import deal that saw them lose millions of shillings.
The accused persons are accused of obtaining Sh 45,150,100 from Raise Mohamed by pretending they were in a position to import for him sugar from Brazil to Kenya, a fact they knew to be false.
It is alleged that they committed the offense on diverse dates between May and 1st October 2023 within Nairobi.
In another charge, the five persons are facing charges of obtaining Sh 18 million from Sadia Abdi Mohamed by pretending they could import Sugar for her from Brazil.
Other victims are Halima Abdulahi Afe who was allegedly defrauded Sh 5,786,000 and Wariyo Godana Kalicha who was defrauded Sh 6,700,000.
