Hints on Humphrey Kariuki whereabouts emerge

Humphrey Kariuki has been on the run since investigations about his source of wealth started. Kariuki is said that he been importing illicit ethanol and manufacturing counterfeit alcoholic drinks. This was exposed after detectives raided his factory in Thika and found 312,000 litres of counterfeit alcoholic drinks and 21 million fake KRA stamps. Police reports indicates that he fled to Zambia but activist Boniface Mwangi has tracked his private jet and found out that it landed at South Africa.

Africa Spirits is only a small part of Mr. Kariuki’s multibillion empire , all under the name of a holding company, Janus Continental Group and which encompasses all that a billionaire would want; A five-star luxurious Mt Kenya Safari Club originally a retreat to famous Hollywood stars such as William Holden  who founded the club.

Mr. Kariuki joined Central Bank of Kenya when he was only 19 as a clerk where he claims to have earned a decent income that he ventured into the business world by importing cars. He later set up the famous Green Corner Restaurant at Nairobi’s Tumaini House, behind Kencom House, where he struck everyone as a hands-on manager.

While still in his late 20s, he ventured into wines and spirits distributorship through Wines of the World Limited as the distributor for Jack Daniels, Bacardi and the Edrington Group, whose premium brands include The Macallan, The Famous Grouse, and Brugal rum. He later started building his own factory in 2002 with the brand Blue Moon Vodka manufactured by Africa Spirits Limited, the company that was raided by detectives.

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