Kenya: Court Summons West Pokot Assembly Speaker in Sh 260 Million Sacco Fraud Case

What the report says

West Pokot County Assembly Speaker Fredrick Kaptui Plimo has been ordered to appear in court on November 5, 2026, in Nairobi to take a plea in a case tied to the alleged theft of Ksh260 million from Eco-Pillar Sacco Society Limited. The report, carried by Capital FM and distributed by AllAfrica, says Plimo was absent when the matter came up, along with two other accused persons, prompting the court to issue summons and warn that arrest warrants could follow if they do not appear.

According to the court record described in the article, nine people are accused in total of conspiring to defraud the Sacco of Ksh260,008,100 between 2018 and 2025. The alleged scheme is said to have involved manipulation of transaction systems, creation of fake accounts and loans, and unauthorized transfers into personal bank accounts. Those named include current and former Sacco officials as well as county assembly figures.

Six of the accused appeared in court and denied charges including conspiracy to defraud, stealing by servant, cheating, unauthorized interference with a computer system, and abuse of office. The court also set November 2, 2026, for a ruling on bond terms for the six. The case matters because it involves allegations of large-scale financial wrongdoing in a local savings cooperative and includes public officials among the accused.