A Principal Probation Officer attached to Kangema Law Courts has been charged before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court over an alleged bribery scheme, while a Senior Principal Magistrate from the same station has been summoned to appear in court later this week to answer related allegations.
The accused probation officer, Julius Irungu Njogu, was arraigned and charged with receiving a bribe contrary to the Anti-Bribery Act. Meanwhile, Martin Kinyua Mutegi, a Senior Principal Magistrate at Kangema Law Courts, is expected to appear before the court on July 30, 2026, to take plea after being summoned in connection with the same investigations.
According to the prosecution, the alleged offences stem from claims that Peter Njihia Njuguna was asked to pay money in exchange for a favourable sentence in Kangema Chief Magistrate’s Criminal Case No. E645 of 2024.
Prosecutors allege that on July 16, 2026, Njogu solicited Ksh170,000 from the complainant on behalf of Magistrate Mutegi. They further allege that on July 21, 2026, the probation officer received Ksh150,000, allegedly as part of the same arrangement.
During the court session, Njogu sought lenient bond terms, telling the court that he is a senior public officer with about four years remaining before retirement. He also informed the court that he is a father of three and requested that the prosecution be directed to supply witness statements and other evidence to facilitate preparation of his defence.
Njogu further applied for the release of his mobile phone if investigators do not intend to rely on it as an exhibit during the trial. In the alternative, he asked the court to permit him to replace the two SIM cards in the handset.
The Anti-Corruption Court released Njogu on a bond of Ksh800,000 or an alternative cash bail of Ksh400,000 pending the hearing of the case.
Mutegi has not yet taken plea. He is scheduled to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court on July 30, 2026, when the charges against him are expected to be read and the court will issue further directions in the matter.
