Courts across the country are handling a heavy caseload of high-profile corruption, fraud, and economic crime matters involving billions of shillings during the week of October 26 to 30, 2026, according to data from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The judicial schedule features major hearings, rulings, and a judgment spanning national and county government levels.
In judgments, Keli Gichuri Muiruri, an ex-Nairobi City Water employee, faces a Sh6.7 million forgery case. Rulings lined up include a Sh111.6 million county funds suit involving Mbeti North MCA Peter Muriithi Nyaga and six others, alongside a Machakos cemetery land case featuring Sammy Kipngetich Kirui and 13 others.
Hearings dominate the weekly docket with 19 lined-up matters. Notable cases include an unexplained wealth suit of Sh1.2 billion against Nicholas Owino Ochiel and three others, a Sh548.9 million fraud case involving ex-Tharaka Nithi ICT officer Dickson Mugambi, and a Sh531.3 million proceeds of crime suit against Urbanus Wambua Musyoka and nine others.
Former Murang'a Governor Francis Mwangi wa Iria faces a hearing over a Sh351.1 million county contract case, while Shem Odongo Ochuodho and two others answer to a Sh286 million loss linked to a Sh2 billion debt refinancing.
Other significant hearings involve KETRACO manager Peter Maina Njehia over Sh216 million in unexplained wealth, David Isika Kinyae over a Sh180 million wealth case, and Kenneth Murithi Ndiba regarding a Sh69.1 million Nakuru County tenders case.
