Weeks after his arrest, Businessman Khalif Kairo says there are days he wakes up depressed.

Taking to his X account, he shared

"Maintain a positive attitude 24/7. Mm saa hii I am at my lowest in 28 years. There are days I wake up completely depressed btw. Lakini ukikumbuka you are working to build a billion-dollar company, inabidi you wake up, thank God, take your L, and work on solutions.

There’re days I wake up, pinch myself to confirm I am still alive and then I thank God ju kama sio yeye, I don’t know how I would have flown through this storm."

Kairo says the predicament he has been facing has made him more appreciative.

"I am thankful for everything. The food I eat, the good health, the fact that I am alive and walking. Never used to appreciate this small thing but strife has given me a more positive outlook and a heart full of thanksgiving. May God be praised."

He assured people despite the setbacks; he will one day make it to the top.

"The time is coming. You see money problems for a start-up are seasonal and normal. Every great founder MUST navigate and deal with this issue. However, a day is coming when we will make it to wallstreet and they will wonder how a kid from Kenya did it."

Assuring anyone else going through business challenges, Khairo advised that nothing comes easily.

"Imagine working 10 years, building an empire, watching it get attacked and almost crumble in months. Tough? Right?.. But despite everything, I haven’t allowed myself to “lose it” and “quit”. You still have to pray and keep pushing young King. This journey wasn’t meant to be easy."

On Wednesday, January 29, Kairo faced two separate charges of cheating, contrary to Section 315 of the Penal Code.

For each charge, the court granted him a cash bail of Sh1 million, with an alternative bond option.

One of the charges alleges that Kairo, between July 10, 2024, and July 25, 2024, at Westlands, used fraudulent tricks to allegedly induce one of his clients to pay him Sh2.1 million.

The payment was allegedly made through his company, Kai & Kairo Limited, for the importation of a Honda Vezel hybrid from Japan, which the charge sheet indicates was allegedly never delivered.

A similar offence was allegedly committed against another client, who allegedly transferred Sh2.98 million into the Kai & Kairo Limited KCB bank account for the purchase of a Subaru Outback—a transaction Kairo allegedly knew to be false.

This offense reportedly took place between July 29, 2024, and November 16, 2024.