The High Court has refused to block the detention of Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok over graft allegations.
Barchok appeared before the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) earlier today just days after the Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, ordered their prosecution.
However, in a ruling, just hours after the governor presented himself to the commission, the court declined to issue orders that would have prevented the EACC from detaining and prosecuting Barchok.
In a statement on August 28, 2025 Ingonga said that he would be charged with a conflict of interest after he allegely received Ksh2.75 million from companies that traded with the county between the financial years 2019/2020 and 2024/2025.
The ODPP further stated that the governor should be arraigned in court alongside the Director of Chemasus Construction Limited, Evans Kipkoech Korir.
