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Nairobi County Accounts Boss Snubs Court Over Unrefunded KSh200 Police Bail
Macharia and Wangari were charged last year in December with the offences of conspiracy to defraud, stealing by agents and obtaining money by pretence.
The Director of Accounts, Nairobi County, has failed to appear in court to explain why the two accused persons (pictured) were not refunded the police bail they deposited despite taking a plea six months ago.
Appearing before the Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, former Capitol Hill Police Station OCS Tuscar Opondo told the court that there was a breakdown in communication leading him to fail to appear in court for explanation.
Opondo, now the OCS at Kibera Police Station, took the dock since he was the one ordered to serve the warrant to one Mr Ngugi, the director of accounts in the county of Nairobi, for failing to refund the police cash bail amounting to Ksh 200,000 that was deposited by Moses Macharia and Peris Wangari, who were charged on December 15, 2025.
He told the Magistrate that he submitted the relevant documents to the said director, including the cash and the receipts, to confirm that the money was deposited,
“He has the relevant documents on the table since I transferred the cash and receipts to him, so he is the only one to explain the reasons the money is yet to be refunded,” Opondo said.
Procedurally, the duo were supposed to have the cash they deposited with the police before taking the plea.
Opondo informed the court that he met Ngugi in person and informed him verbally about the summons, but the service was effected through the police.
Macharia and Wangari were charged last year in December with the offences of conspiracy to defraud, stealing by agents and obtaining money by pretence.
On November 23, 2023, within the Republic of Kenya, with intent to defraud, jointly conspired and obtained from Trinity Energy Kenya Limited USD 520,000, equivalent to Ksh 90,350,140, by pretending to be in a position to supply petroleum products, which was a false representation.
They were also charged with stealing by agents, where they were accused of fraudulently converting the said money thereof to their own use and the use of Lubrinex Oils Limited, thereby stealing from Trinity Energy.
