The High Court in Nairobi has ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ seeking to stop investigations and prosecution over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe on behalf of a judge.
The lawyer was arrested during an Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) operation in Karen on March 9, 2026, following preliminary investigations into allegations that Mr. Wachira, Okiri Thomas Awili and the late former Justice Joseph Mutava had requested a financial advantage of Kes10 million from Hon. Raphael Tuju.
The money was allegedly intended to influence a sitting High Court judge to deliver a favourable ruling in Case No. HCCCOMM/E636/2024 (Dari Ltd & Raphael Tuju vs Garam Investment Auctioneers & others).
The suspects were arrested while receiving Kes1 million at Entim Sidai Wellness Sanctuary in Karen.
In a judgment delivered on October 7, 2026, Justice Joseph Kipkoech Biomdo held that the petition lacked merit and vacated all interim orders, clearing the way for EACC to re-arrest and prosecute the lawyer.The Court found that EACC had acted within its investigative mandate and no demonstrated illegality or violation of constitutional rights that would warrant its intervention.