Editor's Review

Former Minister the late Simeon Nyachae’s son, Michael Moragia Nyachae, has been charged with allegedly stealing Ksh1.2 million from Sansora Group Limited. 

Former Minister the late Simeon Nyachae’s son, Michael Moragia Nyachae, has been charged with allegedly stealing Ksh1.2 million from Sansora Group Limited, owned by the Nyachae family.  

Moragia was arraigned on Friday, September 11, before Magistrate Caroline Nyaguthie at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.

He is accused of stealing Ksh1.2 million from the family company on various dates between March 28, 2019, and September 28, 2021, in Kisii County. 

Moragia pleaded not guilty to the charges and, through his lawyers, applied to be released on bail.

Nyaguthie granted the application, releasing the accused on a cash bail of Ksh50,000 or an alternative bond of Ksh200,000.

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Screengrab image of Michael Moragia Nyachae at the Milimani Law Courts. 

“Since there is no apprehension that the accused person is a flight risk, the court will exercise its discretion in favour of the accused person who is still presumed innocent and grants him a bond of Ksh200,000 or an alternative cash bail of Ksh50,000,” she stated. 

Further, the court directed that the matter be mentioned on September 29, 2026, for pre-trial directions. 

This comes a week after former Machakos County Government Chief Officer Joseph Mutwiwa Munyao was charged with allegedly using forged academic certificates to secure employment in the county government. 

In a statement on Tuesday, September 1, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said Munyao was arrested on Monday, August 31, before being arraigned at the Machakos Law Courts on Tuesday morning, where he denied all the charges against him.

According to EACC, the court subsequently released the former chief officer on a cash bail of Ksh1 million or an alternative bond of Ksh2 million with a surety of a similar amount.

The agency said its investigations established that Munyao allegedly forged academic documents, including a Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate and a CPA Final Examination Certificate, which he purportedly used to support his qualifications.

"EACC investigations revealed that Munyao allegedly forged a Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate (Accounting Option), purportedly issued by the University of Nairobi in 2004, and a Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Final Examination Certificate dated June 2019," EACC said.