Recent revelations have surfaced regarding the controversial Milly Glass Works, previously known as Bawazir Glass Works, which has allegedly engaged in bribery, deceitful tactics, and other corrupt practices to exploit Kenyans, leaving many in dire circumstances.
Reports suggest that the company has been involved in various illicit arrangements to manipulate judicial processes, allowing it to siphon off millions of shillings while evading tax obligations.
Sources familiar with the situation indicate that although African Spirits was specifically targeted by the administration of former President Uhuru Kenyatta for tax evasion and the production of substandard alcoholic beverages, Milly Glass Works was also implicated in these issues.
However, the manner in which it managed to escape scrutiny from the Kenya Revenue Authority during the crackdown on African Spirits remains unclear, raising questions about the extent of its involvement and the effectiveness of regulatory oversight.
It is said Milly Glasses was used by powerful forces in the former regime to link African Spirits to tax evasion to fix it because the tycoon owner was backing and financing President William Ruto’s campaigns.
The case in question involves Milly Glass Works of Rashid Sajjad and tycoon Humphrey Kariuki of African Spirits Limited.
In the case, African Spirits petitioned the court to set aside the decree issued on February 27, 2020, and all consequential orders arising from the matter.
An affidavit sworn by Priscilla Kamau on April 4, 2024, for African Spirits, shows how Milly Glass obtained an interlocutory judgment herein, and a decree was issued on February 27, 2020, for the sum of Sh84,139,264 and a further Sh1,117,955 taxed as costs.
African Spirits was never notified of the proceedings as there was no service of summonses upon it or any of its directors. Milly Glass obtained the filed pleadings and affidavit of service relied upon in endorsing the interlocutory judgment.
It emerged that the process server in the said affidavit sworn on February 4, 2020, stated that when he visited the African Spirit’s premises on December 24, 2019, he was informed that the company had closed shop.
According to the sources, it has been believed that the Milly Glass Works, formerly Bawazir Glass Works is a controversial company and it is a home for fraudsters and illegal businessmen in the country.
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