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Moses Lenolkulal

Kenyan politician who served as Governor of Samburu County.

AcquittedLatest source dated 2025-11-11Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What is Moses Lenolkulal’s legal position?

Samburu County fuel supply (Oryx Service Station) corruption case, Anti-Corruption Case No. 3 of 2019

Acquitted

Current position. He was acquitted on appeal by the High Court on 7 November 2025, which set aside his convictions, fines and the 10-year office ban; no appeal by the prosecution to the Court of Appeal was found in the sources reviewed.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Authority
High Court of Kenya, Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division (on appeal from Milimani Chief Magistrate's Anti-Corruption Court)
Status date
2025-11-07

History

  1. 2019 Charged in Anti-Corruption Criminal Case No. 3 of 2019 over fuel supplied to Samburu County through Oryx Service Station.
  2. 2022-10-14 DPP withdrew an earlier application to terminate the case; magistrate Thomas Nzioki allowed the trial to proceed.
  3. 2024-08-29 Trial court convicted him of conflict of interest and unlawful acquisition of public property; fined with default terms, a mandatory fine of about Sh83.4m-84.7m, and a 10-year bar from public office.
  4. 2025-11-07 High Court (B.M. Musyoki J) allowed the consolidated appeals E009 and E008 of 2024, set aside the convictions, sentences and office ban, and acquitted him.

EACC civil recovery suit over fuel-supply payments (Civil Case No. 21 of 2019)

Allegation

Current position. EACC's civil claim seeking forfeiture of property or about KES 80.76 million was pending as of the September 2021 ruling; its later outcome was not found in the sources reviewed.[7]

Authority
High Court of Kenya, Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division; Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
Status date
2021-09-22

History

  1. 2019-08-14 Freezing orders issued over assets including Karen land parcels and bank funds.
  2. 2019-12-06 Preservation orders granted (Onyiego J).
  3. 2021-09-22 High Court (J. Wakiaga J) dismissed his application to stop further EACC investigation of his assets pending the suit.

Sources

  1. Lenolkulal & 2 others v Republic (Criminal Appeal E009 & E008 of 2024 (Consolidated)) [2025] KEHC 16027 (KLR) (7 November 2025) (Judgment)Kenya Law / High Court of Kenya, 2025-11-07, primary source
  2. Ex-Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal found guilty in Sh84m graft caseThe Star, 2024-08-28, secondary source
  3. Courtroom Setbacks Expose Fragile Fight Against CorruptionKenyan Wall Street, secondary source
  4. DPP Haji makes u-turn on corruption case against ex-Samburu Governor LenolkulalCitizen Digital, 2022-10-14, secondary source
  5. Ex-Samburu Governor Lenolkulal freed after court acquits him in Sh84 million graft caseEastleigh Voice, 2025-11, secondary source
  6. High Court Clears Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal in Ksh84.5 Million Corruption CaseKenyans.co.ke, 2025-11-11, secondary source
  7. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission v Moses Kasaine Lenolkulal [2021] KEHC 1977 (KLR)Kenya Law / High Court of Kenya, 2021-09-22, primary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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