Kangema magistrate summoned over bribery charges

Embattled Kangema Principal Magistrate Martin Kinyua Mutegi has been summoned to appear before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday to answer bribery charges over allegations that he solicited money in exchange for a favourable sentence in a criminal case. The summons were issued after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) informed the court that Mutegi had failed to appear for plea taking. The development came as Kangema Law Courts Principal Probation Officer Julius Irungu Njogu was arraigned before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of receiving a bribe contrary to the Anti-Bribery Act. According to the charge sheet, Njogu is accused of soliciting KSh170,000 from Peter Njihia Njuguna on July 16, 2026, while serving as the Principal Probation Officer at Kangema Law Courts. Prosecutors allege the money was sought on behalf of Magistrate Mutegi to influence the sentence in a criminal case pending before the Kangema Chief Magistrate's Court.