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Tycoon Humphrey Kariuki's company accuse DPP of forging court order

Businessman Humprey Kariuki in the dock at Milimani court where he was charged with failing to pay tax. [George Njunge/Standard]

A company owned by billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki has kicked a storm within the office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over claims of forgery.

Wow Beverages Limited through lawyer Benjamin Musyoki told Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi that the DPP forged a court order to stop the company from operating its accounts and used fake documents to bring up charges of tax evasion amounting to Sh41 billion.

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