Tycoon Humphrey Kariuki's firm challenges order freezing its accounts

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

A company owned by tycoon Humphrey Kariuki has moved to court challenging an order freezing its accounts over the Sh41 billion tax evasion claims.

Africa Spirits Limited through lawyer Cecil Miller argued that the orders freezing its nine accounts issued by a Kiambu court last month, was unlawful and meant to cripple its operations after the Director of Public Prosecution failed to link its directors to the tax evasion claims.