Four individuals accused of stealing over Ksh 31 million from their employer will have to wait longer before their case proceeds, after the prosecution successfully applied for an adjournment at the Milimani Law Courts.
The case, which involves alleged financial crimes at Kaluworks Limited, was scheduled to proceed but was put on hold after the prosecution asked the court to grant more time to ensure what it described as a “proper way forward” in handling the matter.
The prosecution urged the court to exercise its discretion and allow the adjournment.
Defence lawyers, including Shadrack Mwangi appearing for the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), did not oppose the application.
Mwangi Chege, also appearing in the matter, equally indicated that the defence had no objection to the request for more time.
The court was informed that the adjournment would allow all parties to better prepare and streamline the proceedings moving forward.
The four accused persons—Esbon Wamathu Wandugo, Albert Kiptanui Kosgei, Mary Wamoyo Muriuki and Godfrey Otieno Owino—are facing multiple charges, including stealing by servant, false accounting, money laundering and acquisition of proceeds of crime.
According to the charge sheet, the accused persons are alleged to have committed the offences between January 2024 and September 2025 within Makadara Sub-County in Nairobi.
The prosecution alleges that, while serving as employees of Kaluworks Limited, they unlawfully obtained Ksh 31,053,520 from the company.
They are further accused of falsifying financial records, including payment vouchers, cashbooks and ledger accounts, with the intention of concealing the true financial position of the company.
The prosecution also alleges that the accused engaged in money laundering by channeling the funds through personal and third-party bank accounts in a bid to disguise the source and movement of the money.
The accused persons were arrested on February 20, 2026, and presented before the Milimani Law Courts on February 23, 2026, where they remain in custody.
Following the adjournment, the court directed that the matter be mentioned on March 25, 26 and 30, 2026, when the case is expected to proceed.
