The Speaker of the West Pokot County Assembly and eight others were charged today before a court in West Pokot over an alleged conspiracy to defraud Eco-Pillar Sacco Society Limited of KSh 260,008,100 between 2018 and 2025.
The accused persons are Fredrick Kaptui Plimo, Speaker of the West Pokot County Assembly, Linus Lokira, Paul Lokitari Ywapamoi, Kodich Ward Member of County Assembly, Leonard Pchakas an Domoita, Nicholas Toroitich Arusho, Andrew Poriot Lorema, Susan Chesang, Florence Chemotwo, and Francis Atodosia. They include former senior Sacco employees, among them chief executive officers, finance officers and ICT officers.
It is alleges that the accused persons jointly conspired to defraud the Sacco by manipulating its transaction systems, creating fraudulent accounts and fake loans, and making unauthorised withdrawals from its accounts into personal bank accounts.
The Speaker of the West Pokot County Assembly, Fredrick Kaptui Plimo, Kodich Ward MCA Paul Lokitari Ywapamoi, who are former CEOs of the Sacco, and Francis Atodosia were absent from court. The court issued summons requiring them to appear for plea-taking on 5th November 2026, failure to which warrants of arrest may be issued.
They face charges, including conspiracy to defraud, stealing by servant, cheating, unauthorised interference with a computer system and abuse of office.
The six accused persons who appeared in court pleaded not guilty to the charges. The court directed that the ruling on bond terms be delivered on 2nd of November 2026, pending which the six accused persons were remanded.
The prosecution team was led by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Patrick Okango and included Faith Koech, Jairus Onkoba, Stephene Mokaya, Gregory Suter, Victor Mamati, and Clinton Kere.
