Kangema probation officer denies taking bribes 'on behalf of magistrate' Magistrate Martin Mutegi failed to attend the plea hearing. News 19 min ago
A principal probation officer attached to Kangema Law Courts has been arraigned before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe in connection with a criminal case on behalf of a magistrate.
Milimani Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Harrison Barasa summoned Mutegi to appear in court on July 30, 2026, for plea taking.
In the second count, the prosecution alleges that on July 21, 2026, at Kangema Township in Murang'a County, Njogu received Sh150,000 from Peter Njihia Njuguna, allegedly on behalf of Magistrate Martin Kinyua Mutegi, in exchange for a favourable sentence in the same criminal case, in which Peter Njihia had already been charged and convicted.
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