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"No Justice in 30 Years!" Capt. Muigai Fights Back Against Judiciary Corruption

A fresh petition has been filed before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking the removal of Chief Justice Martha Koome, four Supreme Court judges, and six Court of Appeal judges over allegations of massive corruption and misconduct in the long-running Benjoh–KCB case. The petitioner, Captain (Rtd) Kung’u Muigai of Benjoh Amalgamated Limited, claims that more than Sh825 million in bribes was paid to judicial officers to deny him justice and deprive his family of the 443-acre Muiri Coffee Estate in Kiambu, valued at over Sh7 billion but auctioned for Sh70 million. The dispute traces back to a 1989 loan advanced by KCB for a flower project. Benjoh alleges the bank failed to release funds for harvesting, leading to crop losses. When the bank moved to recover the loan, Benjoh objected to the sale of Muiri Coffee Estate, which it says was pledged as a guarantor and not as security. According to Muigai, the courts relied on a “non-existent” consent order allegedly recorded in May 1992 to declare his case res judicata. He argues that despite a High Court registrar confirming no such order exists, multiple benches at the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court repeatedly upheld it. In his petition dated August 22, 2025, Muigai names CJ Koome, Justices Njoki Ndung’u, Mohammed Ibrahim, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko, alongside appellate judges Daniel Musinga, Sankale ole Kantai, Milton Makhandia, Kathurima M’Inoti, John Mativo, and Francis Tuiyot. He alleges that bribes were paid through offshore accounts, law firms, and prominent businessmen to influence rulings. Among the claims are: USD 3.5 million (Sh451m) allegedly paid via an offshore account linked to the husband of retired Deputy CJ Kalpana Rawal to benefit Supreme Court judges. USD 2.5 million (Sh322m) allegedly shared by a five-judge Court of Appeal bench in 2024. Sh50 million allegedly paid to a bench led by retired Justice GBM Kariuki. Sh1 million allegedly received by Justice Lenaola from a law firm. Muigai also faults CJ Koome for her 2009 ruling, which upheld the disputed consent order and cleared the way for the auction of Muiri Coffee Estate to Bidii Kenya Ltd, owned by businessman Kamlesh Pattni. He argues that the judiciary has denied him fair hearing for over three decades, cycling his case through more than 30 judges, many of whom dismissed his petitions without addressing the missing consent order. He insists he is ready to testify in-camera and present witnesses, including businessman Chris Musau and a former law firm employee, to substantiate the bribery claims. The petitioner urges the JSC to reopen his dismissed petitions, investigate the corruption allegations, and recommend the removal of the implicated judges. He claims the fraudulent takeover of Muiri Coffee Estate benefited influential business interests, including members of the Shah community, who allegedly plan to consolidate farms in Mang’u. “The consent judgment of May 4, 1992