Milimani Court Summons Nairobi County Accounts Manager Over Delayed Cash Bail Refund

A Magistrate’s court has issued a summons to the Nairobi County accounts manager to appear before it to explain why the cash bail of the two accused persons has not been refunded six months after pleading to the charges.

Sitting in the Milimani court, Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina issued a summons to the Nairobi accounts manager identified as Mr Ngugi to explain why the two accused persons have not been refunded the money they had put as the police bail to secure their release.

“A summons is hereby issued to the Nairobi County accounts manager to appear before this court on June 19, 2026. The summons to be served by OCS, Kibera Police Station,” the Magistrate directed.

The matter escalated, leading the court to summon Ngugi after Kibera Police Station OCS Tuscar Opondo, who was then at Capitol Hill Police Station, told the court that the monies deposited by Moses Macharia and Peris Wangari were transferred to the treasury after the cash receipt was filled out as the required procedure,

“To the best of my Knowledge, I followed the required procedure even though I was the one who received the money during the time. The monies are no longer under my custody, and I would urge the court to call the relevant person to respond,” Opondo told the court.

Opondo was summoned by the court to explain why the cash bail is yet to be returned to the depositors six months later, since, procedurally, it is supposed to be returned before the plea is taken.

The court was told that Macharia and Wangari were charged on December 15, 2025, and their cash bail of Ksh 100,000 each is yet to be refunded.

The court was annoyed by the delay, leading to the summoning of the county accounts officer to explain the delay.

The duo was charged with conspiracy to defraud Trinity Energy and obtaining Ksh 90,350,140 by pretending to be in a position to supply petroleum products, which was a false fact.