The Judiciary
Several corruption-related cases involving public officials will come before Kenyan courts this week, with hearings and mentions scheduled in matters being pursued by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
According to the EACC court diary for September 7 to 11, 2026, the cases involve allegations including procurement violations, abuse of office, embezzlement, bribery and the use of fraudulent documents.
One of the cases scheduled for hearing is that of former Kenya Wildlife Service senior officers William Waweru Maina and another at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on Monday and Tuesday, September 7 and 8.
The two are charged with wilful failure to comply with applicable law relating to the procurement of services.
The allegations relate to the procurement of No. 1 uniform materials worth Sh11.5 million.
The Milimani Anti-Corruption Court will also hold a mention on Tuesday, September 8, in the case involving John Ngure Kabutha and 31 others.
They face charges including abuse of office, unlawful acquisition of public property, uttering a false document, financial misconduct, acquisition of proceeds of crime and three counts of money laundering.
The allegations relate to the alleged embezzlement of Sh1.6 billion by officers of the National Treasury coordinating the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovation and Technologies through unlawful payments to business entities.
A separate mention involving Samburu East District Education Officer Joel Kaunda Ontoya and three others is scheduled for Monday, September 7, at the Anti-Corruption Court in Isiolo.
The four are charged with abuse of office over the alleged embezzlement of Sh999,998 by the DEO during the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 financial years.
In Nyeri, the Anti-Corruption Court will on Monday hold a mention in the case involving Kangema principal probation officer Julius Irungu Njogu.
Njogu is charged with receiving a bribe. He is alleged to have requested Sh170,000 from a defendant on behalf of a chief magistrate at Kangema Law Courts.
On Wednesday, September 9, the Anti-Corruption Court in Kitale will hold a mention in the case involving Peggy Makungu Malova and Cleophas M. Maende.
The two are charged with deceiving a principal after allegedly presenting fake certificates to secure employment and promotion at the Trans Nzoia county government.
