EACC corruption case: conflict of interest and unlawful acquisition of public property (Milimani, 2025)
On appealThe criminal charges were quashed by the High Court on 4 March 2026; the ODPP filed a notice of appeal (reported 16-17 March 2026), and no appellate decision was found as of 2026-10-26. He has not been convicted.1 2 3 4 5 6
- Authority
- EACC / ODPP; Milimani Chief Magistrate's Court (Anti-Corruption); High Court of Kenya, Nairobi (Justice Bahati Mwamuye)
- Status as of
- 17 Mar 2026
History
- 19 Mar 2025EACC officers searched his Kitale residence under a court order; the search was disrupted by unidentified people.
- 19 May 2025Arrested by EACC.
- 20 May 2025Charged at the Milimani Chief Magistrate's Court with two counts of conflict of interest and one count of unlawful acquisition of public property; pleaded not guilty.
- May 2025Released on Ksh500,000 cash bail or Ksh1 million bond, barred from County Headquarters and from contacting witnesses for 60 days.
- 3 Jun 2025EACC asked the court to widen bail terms to bar him from sub-county offices.
- 5 Jun 2025High Court issued interim orders restraining the EACC and DPP in a petition he filed.
- 4 Mar 2026High Court (Justice Bahati Mwamuye) made the interim orders permanent, quashed the 20 May 2025 charge sheet and subsequent proceedings, barred the EACC and ODPP from investigating or prosecuting him on the same facts, found his arrest and denial of access to counsel breached his rights, and awarded Ksh2.5 million in general damages.
- 16 Mar 2026ODPP reported to have filed a notice of appeal against the 4 March 2026 judgment.