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The duo, Martin Kinyua Mutegi and Julius Irungu, were arrested on Tuesday evening at a restaurant within Kangema Township. [Courtesy, EACC]
A Senior Principal Magistrate attached to Kangema Law Courts and a Principal Probation Officer have been arrested for allegedly soliciting and receiving a Sh150,000 bribe from a litigant in exchange for influencing the outcome of a criminal case.
The duo, Martin Kinyua Mutegi and Julius Irungu, were arrested on Tuesday evening at a restaurant within Kangema Township following an operation mounted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives.
The graft agency, in a statement, said the arrest followed a complaint lodged by a businessman from Murang'a County, who reported that he had been convicted on July 2, 2026, in a criminal case for obtaining money by false pretences and was scheduled to be sentenced on July 22, 2026.
