Thursday, July 23, 2026 - The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a Senior Principal Magistrate attached to Kangema Law Courts and a Principal Probation Officer over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe from a litigant in exchange for influencing the outcome of a criminal case.
The suspects, identified as Hon. Martin Kinyua Mutegi, a
Senior Principal Magistrate at Kangema Law Courts, and Julius Irungu Njogu, a
Principal Probation Officer, were arrested on Monday, July 21, 2026, during an
intelligence-led operation at a restaurant in Kangema Township.
According to the EACC, the operation was launched following
a complaint by a businessman from Murang’a County who had been convicted on
July 2, 2026, in a criminal case involving obtaining money by false pretences.
He was due to be sentenced on July 22, 2026.
Investigations established that the probation officer
approached the complainant, claiming to be acting on behalf of the magistrate,
and demanded Ksh170, 000.
The officer promised that the money would secure a favourable
probation report, resulting in a non-custodial sentence instead of
imprisonment.
The anti-graft agency then mounted a sting operation that
led to the arrest of the two suspects while they were receiving Ksh150, 000
from the complainant.
The suspects are currently being held at Nyeri Central
Police Station and are expected to be processed at the EACC Central Regional
Office.
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The Kenyan DAILY POST.
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