West Pokot County Assembly Speaker Fredrick Kaptui Plimo, Kodich Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Paul Lokitari Ywapamoi and Francis Atodosia have pleaded not guilty to charges linked to an alleged KSh260 million SACCO fraud.
The three appeared in court on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after being arraigned by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to face various charges over the alleged loss of KSh260,008,100 from a SACCO between 2018 and 2025.
The court granted each accused person a bond of KSh12 million, with an alternative cash bail of KSh6 million.
The case will be mentioned on November 16, 2026, for further directions.Plimo, Ywapamoi and Atodosia are among nine individuals facing charges that include conspiracy to defraud, stealing by servant, cheating, unauthorised interference with a computer system and abuse of office.
The prosecution alleges that the offences were committed in connection with the loss of millions of shillings from the SACCO over the seven-year period.
The prosecution team was led by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Okango, assisted by Faith Koech, Jairus Onkoba, Stephene Mokaya, Gregory Suter, Victor Mamati and Clinton Kere.
