Nairobi City County Sh20-24 million corruption case (Anti-Corruption Case No. 1 of 2020)
Charged
Current position. He remains on trial as an accused at the defence stage after the High Court overturned his 2022 acquittal; no verdict had been reported as of the latest source (EACC, February 2026).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Authority
- Milimani Anti-Corruption Magistrate's Court; High Court of Kenya (Anti-Corruption Division) on appeal
- Status date
- 2026-02
History
- 2020-01-27 Case instituted: money laundering, conflict of interest, fraudulent acquisition of public property and conspiracy, with co-accused Antony Ombok Jamal.
- 2020-09-07 Charge sheet amended.
- 2022-12-21 Trial court acquitted him, relying on the original charge sheet.
- 2022-12-22 DPP lodged appeal (High Court Anti-Corruption Criminal Appeal No. E016 of 2022).
- 2024-12-11 High Court (Nixon Sifuna J) set aside the acquittal and ordered a fresh case-to-answer determination before a different magistrate.
- 2025-01-10 Magistrate Charles Ondieki ruled he has a case to answer on 11 counts (conflict of interest, abuse of office, money laundering); defence hearing set for May 2025.
- 2026-02 Testified in his own defence as the 21st defence witness (EACC).
Nairobi City County Sh357 million graft case
Acquitted
Current position. Mike Sonko was acquitted in the Sh357 million graft case on 7 February 2024, according to Nation Media Group; no appeal has been found.[6]
- Authority
- Anti-Corruption Court, Milimani Law Courts (Chief Magistrate Eunice Nyuttu)
- Status date
- 2024-02-07
History
- 2024-02-07 Acquitted together with co-accused, with the court citing inadequate evidence, as reported by Nation Media Group.
Sources
- Sonko testifies in ongoing City Hall corruption caseEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission, 2026-02-06, primary source
- Ruling on case to answer, Magistrates' Anti-Corruption Court Case No. 1 of 2020, Republic vs. Kioko Mike Sonko Mbuvi GideonEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission, 2025-01-10, primary source
- Back to the drawing board for Sonko as High Court overturns his acquittal in Kes20m corruption caseEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission, 2024-12-13, primary source
- High Court Anti-Corruption Criminal Appeal No. E016 of 2022 DPP v. Kioko Mike Sonko Mbuvi & 2 othersEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission, 2024-12-19, primary source
- Court declares Sonko must face trial in Ksh24M graft scandalKenyans.co.ke, 2025-01-10, secondary source
- Mike Sonko acquitted in Sh357 million graft caseNation Media Group (Mwananchi), 2024-02-07, secondary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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