Court Sentences 10 Individuals To 75 Years Over Ksh52 Million Fraud
Ten persons and firms linked to the irregular payment of Ksh52 million from Kilifi County coffers have been sentenced to a total of 75 years in jail after the Anti-Corruption Court found them guilty of fraud and associated charges.
On Tuesday, June 2, the Malindi Law Court convicted the ten on several counts, including illegal payment of public funds, forgery, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit economic crimes.
In its decision, the court imposed fines totaling more than Ksh198 million on the convicted parties, as well as combined prison sentences surpassing 75 years for the persons implicated.
According to the court, senior finance and accounts officers manipulated the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) to process payments to six private companies for goods and services that were never delivered.
Anti-Corruption Court sentences 10 individuals and firms linked to irregular payment of Sh52m from Kilifi County, imposes fines exceeding Sh198 million and combined prison term of over 75 years. pic.twitter.com/rYkAOp49Ho— The Standard Digital (@StandardKenya) June 2, 2026
The case dates back to 2016, when county officers and their alleged accomplices committed the alleged fraud, before investigations began.
Investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) established that approximately Ksh51.5 million was irregularly paid out.
This prompted the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to freeze some of the funds, although investigators established that a portion of the money had already been withdrawn from bank accounts in Nairobi and other locations.
County officials linked to the scheme were first arraigned in 2018, before being released on a Ksh5 million bond as investigations into the matter proceeded.
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After investigations, the hearing of the case officially began in July 2024, when key state witnesses finally took the stand.
The prosecution established that six private companies were used as conduits to ghost-supply the Kilifi County Government.
During the trial, witness testimonies directly tied the fraudulent flow of money from Kilifi’s accounts to companies linked to the high-profile politicians and their proxies.
Additionally, court testimonies during the trial revealed that a former IFMIS liaison officer and senior county finance clerks manipulated backend credentials to bypass standard approval hierarchies.
They processed unlawful electronic money transfers directly from the Kilifi County account held at the CBK to the six private non-existent entities.
Court Sentences 10 Individuals To 75 Years Over Ksh52 Million Fraud
