Court issues warrant of arrest against Tuskys Supermarket director

A Nairobi court has issued a warrant of arrest against the Managing Director of Tuskys Supermarket for failing to appear in court over assault charges hearing.

Senior Principal Magistrate Teresiah Murigi issued the warrant against Stephen Mukuha Kamau after he failed to show up for the hearing of a case which he is facing charges of assaulting his brother.

Kamau was charged with assaulting his brother Yusuf Kamau in the year 2012 at Tuskys Headquarters in Embakasi. He is said to have assaulted his brother in full view of the other staff members thereby occasioning him bodily harm.

The company has been rocked by a family feud after Mukuha and   George Kamau were charged with stealing over Sh1.6 billion from the supermarket chain.

Last week, two Tuskys Supermarket directors were charged with stealing Sh1.6 billion from the company.

Stephen Mukuha Kamau and George Gachwe Kamau denied the charges before Milimani Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo. The court heard that the two stole Sh400 million on diverse dates between 2002 and 2012 at Tuskys Headquarters on Mombasa Road.

They were also charged in a different court with stealing another Sh279 million on similar dates and place. The directors faced several other counts of stealing money from the supermarket.

Mr Ogembo released them on Sh1 million cash bail or a bond of Sh3 million plus one surety in a similar amount each. The matter will be mentioned on Wednesday and heard on July 12.