A Milimani anti-corruption court has acquitted former lands minister Amos Kimunya of abuse of office, illegal disposal of public land and breach of trust charges against him.

Kimunya was charged alongside two other persons with the irregular transfer of a Ksh60 million parcel of public land in Nyandarua County to a private company.

In a judgement delivered on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Harrison Barasa stated that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.

“The conclusion of the court is that it finds that the accused persons are not guilty and proceeds to acquit them under section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Code,” Magistrate Barasa ruled.

Magistrate Barasa noted that the prosecution has failed in proving the case against Kimunya, former Director of Land Adjudication and Settlement Lilian Wangari Njenga, and businessman Junghae Wainaina, linked to Midlands Limited.

The prosecution had called 17 witnesses, but the court has found out that the evidence presented before it was insufficient to sustain convictions on any of the counts.

Kimunya was charged with abuse of office, breach of trust, and fraudulent disposal of public property; the court has not found any direct link between the ex-minister and the allocation of 25 acres of public land to Midlands Limited.

“This court finds that the prosecution has not satisfied the guilt of Kimunya in the three counts, including abuse of office,” Magistrate Barasa ruled.

Notably, the court has found no evidence showing that Kimunya instructed or influenced his co-accused, former lands official Wangari, to issue a letter of offer to the private company or any other official at the ministry on issuance of allotment documents.

On Wangari, the court has stated that even though she signed the letter of offer to Midlands Limited, there was no evidence to prove that she abused her office or committed fraud.

And on the ownership and allocation process, the court has stated that the documents produced in court did not show that the land in question was registered under the Ministry of Agriculture or the Njabini Agricultural Training Centre.

In conclusion, the court has cleared Wainaina and Midlands Limited after finding that there is no evidence that they fraudulently obtained approval for the land application.