
At least seven corruption cases involving former government officials and public officers are scheduled for hearings and judgments in Kenyan courts this week.
According to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), one judgment is expected in a Sh500,000 funds case involving former Samburu East Deputy Education Officer Joel Kaunda Ontoya and three others.
Six other cases are scheduled for hearings between November 2 and 6, 2026.
They include former Murang’a Governor Francis Mwangi wa Iria’s Sh351.1 million county contract case and a Sh301.9 million procurement case involving former prisons deputy commissioner Benjamin Obuya Njoga.