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Mwangi wa Iria

Kenyan politician who served as Governor of Murang'a County and was later appointed chairperson of a public procurement board.

DecidedCurrent answer

1 case recorded. Most recent: Kiroko Ndegwa v Mwangi wa Iria & others (petition over Public Procurement Regulatory Board chairmanship) (decided).

Latest source 1 Sep 2026Reviewed 26 Oct 20265 sources

Kiroko Ndegwa v Mwangi wa Iria & others (petition over Public Procurement Regulatory Board chairmanship)

Decided
Court
High Court of Kenya, Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division, Milimani (Justice Benjamin Musyoki)
Filed
2025
Parties
Kiroko Ndegwa (petitioner) v. Mwangi wa Iria and others

What was claimed

Sought to bar him from serving as chairperson of the Public Procurement Regulatory Board, citing alleged integrity queries related to corruption, including a Sh542 million graft case.

What the court decided

April 2025 (reported 27 April 2025): the court declined to stop him serving, finding the application contained scant information. Reports do not say whether the main petition remains pending.1

Sources

  1. SecondaryCourt rejects bid to oust Wa Iria from state job over Sh542m graft caseNation (mirror on mwananchi.co.tz) · 27 Apr 2025

Record history

26 Oct 2026 Record published and reviewed.

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