Obado & Bomet Governor Among Top Leaders Facing Corruption Cases This Week

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has released a schedule of major corruption-related cases lined up for hearing, mention, and judgment in courts across the country between May 11 and May 15, 2026.

Among the high-profile cases is that of former Migori Governor Zacharia Okoth Obado and seven others.

Their judgment is scheduled for May 15 at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court.

Obado and seven others are facing charges that include conspiracy to commit corruption, conflict of interest, money laundering, and unlawful acquisition of public property.

The case revolves around the alleged misappropriation of Ksh73.5 million between 2013 and 2017 through designated proxies.

Also awaiting judgment is Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri Njagi and two others over allegations of conflict of interest.

This is linked to the award of a road construction tender to Jestam Enterprises Limited.

The judgment is expected at the Kerugoya Law Courts on May 13.

Kitui County

In Kitui, Joshua Munyaka and Daniel Kilonzi are scheduled for judgment on allegations of using false and misleading documents in the irregular award of a Ksh 35 million drilling rig tender during the 2013/2014 financial year.

The EACC schedule also includes hearings involving former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria and nine others.

Their case is over an alleged fraudulent media buying services contract worth Ksh351.1 million awarded to Top Image Media Consultants Limited by the Murang’a County Government.

The case will be heard at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on May 11 and 12.

Another major case involves Amos Kabue Mwangi and 11 others, accused of fraudulently making payments from public revenue for goods not supplied.

Money Laundering

This led to the alleged irregular payment of Ksh 201.1 million by the Kenya School of Law to various companies.

Their hearing is set for May 11 to 14 at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court.

On the other hand, Bomet Governor Hillary Kipng’eno Barchok and two others are also expected in court on May 13 and 14 over allegations of conflict of interest.

More charges against them are the acquisition of proceeds of crime and money laundering involving Ksh2.8 million allegedly received from companies that traded with the county government.

In Garissa, Municipal Manager Ismail Said Maalim is facing abuse of office charges, which is linked to the alleged irregular lease of land belonging to the State Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The hearing is scheduled for May 14 at the Anti-Corruption Court in Gariss

Document Forgery

Meanwhile, Huruma Ward MCA Peter Owera Oluoch is facing charges of providing false information to a public body, forgery, and false declaration.

Prosecutors allege he falsely claimed to possess a diploma from the Kenya Polytechnic and used a forged stamp on the self-declaration form.

Peter’s case will be heard at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on May 13 and 14.

Former IEBC employee George Kipyatich Kibor is also set to appear in court over allegations of forgery and uttering a false document.

This is after allegedly using a forged Bachelor of Business Management degree certificate to seek promotion at the Electoral Commission.

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Court Mentions

The EACC further listed mention dates for several cases, including one involving Kenya Re Managing Director Johnson Jackson Githaka and Finance Manager Faustin Kinyua over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of Ksh12.1 million.

The matter is scheduled for mention at the Makadara Law Courts on June 12.

Another mention case involves Macdonald Lijoodi Makaka and Wilson Gacanja over the alleged illegal allocation of public land identified as Kakamega Municipality Block III/212.

This case is to be mentioned at the Environment and Land Court in Kakamega on May 13.

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Additionally, former Kenya Medical Training College employee Elijah Kirethi Muthoga is also expected in court on May 11 over allegations of fraudulent acquisition of public property.

Elijah is also accused of forgery and presentation of a false certificate after allegedly using a forged KCSE certificate to secure employment at KMTC.

These cases are part of the EACC’s ongoing anti-corruption crackdown targeting abuse of office, fraudulent acquisition of public funds, forgery, and money laundering within public institutions and county governments.

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