Former Likoni DCIO pleads not guilty to graft charges

A former Likoni Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO), arrested on Tuesday by the EACC for corruption, was arraigned yesterday before the Mombasa Anti-Corruption.

Before Chief Magistrate Hon. Alex Ithuku, Charles Onyango Ka’galo pleaded not guilty to three counts of abuse of office, soliciting, and receiving a bribe. The Court released him on a bond of Kes500,000 with a surety of a similar amount or Kes200,000 cash bail in the alternative.

Mr. Ka’galo was picked up from his rural home in Oyugis, Homa Bay County, where he had relocated after retirement and escorted to Mombasa. He was held at the Port Police Station pending his arraignment.

The Court heard that Mr. Ka’galo received a bribe of Kes20,000 from a suspect at Lovely Bar and Restaurant in Soko Mjinga in Mombasa in 2019 to not charge her with a criminal offense, which the DCI was investigating.

The case will be mentioned on 19th February 2025.