The three businessmen who were arrested a week ago in Eastleigh have been released on a Ksh300,000 cash bail or an alternative bond of Ksh2 million each.
Dahir Ahmed Hassan, Mohammed Dahir and Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed – who are believed to be directors of Diamond Wholesalers stores sugar company in Eastleigh have been charged with offering for sale a total of 1,126 bags of substandard white and brown sugar.
The three are also accused of applying Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) standardization mark on Kabras sugar brand without permit.
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The trio also faced a charge of offering for sale substandard cooking oil. They were found with a stock of 648 containers of Safari premium cooking oil.
The accused persons denied the accusations before Nairobi Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Mutuku.
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