NAIROBI, Kenya — Supreme Court Justice Isaac Lenaola has issued a legal demand to Captain Kung’u Muigai over a TikTok video in which he allegedly accused the judge of receiving a Sh1 million bribe and being part of a wider corruption scandal in the judiciary.
In a demand letter dated September 16, 2025, Justice Lenaola’s lawyers, Ngeri, Omiti and Bush Advocates LLP, dismissed the claims as false, malicious, and defamatory.
“We act for Justice Isaac Lenaola, CBS, Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya, who has instructed us to write to you after his attention was drawn to an online video you posted on September 8, 2025, on a TikTok account known as DG DG (@udgmedia),” the lawyers stated.
The video, headlined “Judiciary Exposed!! Top Judges Mentioned in a Mega Bribery Scandal,” has reportedly drawn thousands of views, likes, and comments.
According to the demand letter, Muigai claimed that Justice Lenaola accepted a Sh1 million bribe “in a supermarket parking lot” while presiding over a long-running commercial dispute involving Benjoh Amalgamated Limited, Muiri Coffee Estate, and Kenya Commercial Bank.
Lenaola’s lawyers said the statements were “fabricated and malicious,” intended to injure the judge’s reputation and undermine public confidence in the judiciary.
“Our firm instructions are that your statements are not only misleading, degrading, defamatory but also completely inaccurate, and made with the malicious intent of besmirching our Client’s reputation as well as his personal and professional integrity,” the letter read.
The lawyers further noted that Muigai appeared before Justice Lenaola between January and July 2004 during the case proceedings and never raised concerns of bias or bribery at the time.
They also pointed out that Muigai had previously filed a complaint against Justice Lenaola and nine other judges before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which was dismissed on June 30, 2025, for lack of merit.
The law firm has demanded that Muigai retract the video, publish an unreserved apology, and cease making further defamatory remarks.
Failure to comply within seven days, they warned, would result in legal proceedings seeking damages and court orders.
Agnes Wanjiru’s recent case, the court’s firm stance on corruption allegations, and repeated warnings from the judiciary have intensified scrutiny of online commentary targeting judges.
This latest row underscores the growing tension between public discourse on social media and the integrity of judicial officers.
