Ex-Taita Taveta County official Kimonge charged over alleged Sh12.4 million graft scandal
However, while appearing before Voi Anti-Corruption Court, Mbogo denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to all the charges leveled against him. Consequently, he was released on a cash bail of Sh1 million or an alternative bond of Sh2 million with a surety of a similar amount.
Former Taita Taveta County Government Director of Political Affairs Geoffrey Kimonge Mbogo was today, Wednesday, June 17, 2026 charged with corruption-related offences involving the alleged loss of more than Sh12 million in public funds.
However, while appearing before Voi Anti-Corruption Court, Mbogo denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to all the charges leveled against him.
Consequently, he was released on a cash bail of Sh1 million or an alternative bond of Sh2 million with a surety of a similar amount.
Mbogo was also ordered to surrender his passport and barred from leaving the country without prior approval from the court.
The case is scheduled for a pre-trial mention on July 1, 2026.
According to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), investigations revealed that Mbogo allegedly fraudulently acquired public funds and failed to account for Sh12,458,990 during his tenure at the county government.
Following the completion of investigations, the EACC forwarded its findings to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), recommending criminal charges.
The ODPP reviewed the file, agreed with the recommendations and approved his prosecution.
Mbogo faces charges of fraudulent acquisition of public property contrary to Section 45(1)(a) as read together with Section 48 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003, as well as deceiving a principal contrary to Section 41(2) as read together with Section 48(1) of the same law.
The EACC arrested the former county official on June 16, 2026, and processed him at Voi Police Station before presenting him in court for plea taking.
Court documents indicate that between November 20, 2015, and December 16, 2016, Mbogo allegedly fraudulently acquired Sh8,303,021 from the Taita Taveta County Government by claiming reimbursement for activities and official engagements that either did not take place or were not attended.
Prosecutors told the court that the accused submitted claims and imprest warrants for events he purportedly attended in Mombasa, Arusha, Nairobi, Taita Taveta and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
“The accused person fraudulently acquired public property from the county government, to wit, a total sum of Sh8,303,021 for various activities which he purported to have taken place in various places,” the prosecution stated.
Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Evah Kanyuira told the court that Mbogo knowingly made false claims for compensation and sought reimbursement for activities he allegedly never attended.
The prosecution further alleged that he deceived his employer by applying for imprest warrants totalling Sh8.3 million based on activities he falsely claimed had taken place in multiple locations.
Last week, suspended Nairobi County Chief Officer for Urban Planning and Development Patrick Akivaga Analo was arraigned in court following the recovery of Sh65.3 million during an EACC raid at his residence.
EACC ordered Governor Johnson Sakaja to suspend the official pending investigations and the outcome of the case.
