Court Drops Former SHA Boss Misappropriation Case

A Nairobi court has withdrawn criminal charges against former SHA boss Elijah Wachira in a Sh17.5 million misappropriation case after a prosecution application.

The withdrawal was recorded during a hearing before Milimani Principal Magistrate Daisy Mutai on October 6, 2026, in Nairobi Magistrates Court Criminal Case No. E559 of 2025.

In its orders, the court allowed the withdrawal of charges against Wachira and Robert Ingarisa, the fifth accused person, under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The court further directed that the cash bail deposited by the two accused persons be released to their respective depositors.

Wachira had been charged alongside other suspects, including Arthur Otula, Rosemary Daraja and four others, who face various criminal charges.

According to the charge sheet, Wachira and Ingarisa were accused of jointly misappropriating Sh17,591,473, allegedly belonging to SHA, on diverse dates between October 2024 and May 20, 2025, at the authority’s headquarters in Nairobi.

Source: Y News