Appearing before Mavoko Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Silas Kandie on Friday, traders Gurpreet Singh, 38, and Emmy Juma, 52, denied the charges pressed against them before they were released on the cash bail.
The duo virtually took a plea while at the Athi River police station. They were represented by a lawyer.
Both Singh and Juma are facing two charges of; engaging in unfair practice through stocking for sale or selling of expired products by falsely misleading the public contrary to Section 12(1) (2) (a) as read with Section 92 of the Consumer Protection Act No. 46 of 2022 Laws of Kenya and engaging in unfair practice of unreasonable representation by stocking for sale goods with manufacture and expiry dates not fixed thereby denying the public crucial product information of purchase contrary to Section 12(1) (2) (r) as read with Section 92 of the Consumer Protection Act No. 46 of 2012.
The two who were arrested and assorted goods worth approximately Sh10 million recovered have been out on Sh200000 police cash bail since September 16, 2025.
The court on the first charge heard that Gurpreet Singh and Emmy Juma on the 16th day of September 2025 at Athi River Sub county within Machakos county, while in business premises namely Shield Lubes with others not before the court, were found selling expired goods while falsely misleading the public that the said goods have good performance characteristics while knowing that the goods have surpassed their shelf-life in contravention to the aforementioned law.
The prosecution told the court that the suspects were in the second charge on the same day, venue and business premises with others not before the court were found having stocked products with manufacture and expiry dates not fixed thereby denying the public crucial product information of purchase contrary to Section 12(1) (2) (r) as read with Section 92 of the Consumer Protection Act No. 46 of 2012.
The suspects’ lawyer pleaded with the court to grant his clients on reasonable bail terms of Sh50000 each. The prosecution didn’t oppose the lawyer’s request for them to be released on cash bail.
“I order that the accused persons be released on Sh200,000 cash bail each and to be presented to the same court for a mention on October 29, 2025. The case’s hearing is slated for November 18, 2025,” Kandie said.
The suspects were arrested on September 16, and Sh10 million worth of expired lubricants were seized during a police swoop in Athi River, Machakos County.
The duo was picked by cops who raided their business premises at Grayland Business Park in Athi River on Tuesday.
Athi River Deputy County Commissioner Otieno Odidi led the Athi River South Subcounty security team in visiting the scene following the operation, arrests, and seizure of the said goods.
The matter was reported to the Athi River police station as a seizure of expired lubricants of Indian origin.
Police then said, acting on information that an illegal manufacturing of industrial fuel was going on in Grayland Business Park godown No. F18, the committee visited the said godown in the company of officers from Athi River police station alongside DCI personnel from Athi River South to establish the authenticity of the information at the scene (company).
A thorough search was conducted, and different sizes of cartons and containers of expired lubricants of Indian origin valued at about Sh10 million were confiscated.
Police said the manufacturing of counterfeit automatic transmission fluids was also ongoing.
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