Kangema magistrate charged over Sh150,000 bribery scheme
The judicial officer was released on Sh400,000 bail after denying the charges.
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kangema Senior Principal Magistrate Martin Kinyua Mutegi and Senior Probation Officer Julius Irungu Njogu are facing charges for receiving a bribe, according to prosecutors. The corruption allegations began when the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested the two officials at a restaurant in Kangema Township, Murang'a County, last month.
Mutegi and Njogu appeared in the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on Monday, with Mutegi pleading not guilty to the charges. The prosecution seeks a bond of Sh800,000 with a similar amount as surety, or an alternative cash bail of Sh400,000. The magistrate has been suspended from judicial duties pending the outcome of the disciplinary and criminal proceedings.
The case stems from an EACC operation that resulted in the arrest of Mutegi and Njogu after they allegedly received Sh150,000 in marked money from a businessman who was awaiting sentencing. The businessman had been convicted on July 2 and was scheduled to be sentenced on July 22. The judiciary suspended Mutegi following his arrest, emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.
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