Renson Ingonga, the Director of Public Prosecutions, is once again under public scrutiny, this time not just for his decisions in court but for his lifestyle.
Activist and former Thika Town parliamentary aspirant Francis Gaitho took to X to question how a top prosecutor could afford such luxury while serving in a public office.
In his post, Gaitho wrote, “I’m told Director @ODPP_KE Renson Ingonga is driving a new G-Wagon these days. Does @EACCKenya conduct lifestyle audits on judicial officials?
How do people who don’t generate wealth and have turned justice into a cash-cow driving better vehicles than entrepreneurs, farmers and the people who keep the economy going? Government officials should lay low like an envelope.”
His remarks quickly caught public attention, not only because of the expensive car but because they tie into a wider concern about how justice is handled in Kenya.
Gaitho’s comments came at a time when Ingonga’s record is increasingly being linked to controversial case withdrawals.
Under his leadership, several high-profile cases involving billions of shillings have been dropped without satisfactory explanations.
In August 2025, the DPP’s office withdrew a Sh300 million land fraud case against businessman Abdorahman Huchamsa, prompting critics to accuse him of protecting the powerful.
In June 2025, he pulled a Sh400 million fraud case involving a businessman and a Rwandan national.
July 2025 saw him withdraw a Sh32.4 million corruption case against a former University of Nairobi council chairperson and others.
This trend goes back further. In late 2024, Ingonga attempted to drop a Sh7.6 billion graft case against oil tycoon Yagnesh Devani, citing missing witnesses, only for the court to initially reject the request due to lack of evidence.
In October the same year, charges in a Sh293 million graft case involving a Kitui water project were withdrawn.
In November 2024, a criminal case against former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga was dropped, as was a cyberbullying case in Nakuru shortly after the accused had pleaded.
Even earlier, terrorism-related charges against former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko were abandoned.
For many Kenyans, this string of withdrawals has become a clear sign of selective justice, where the well-connected are shielded while ordinary citizens face the full weight of the law.
Gaitho’s post has struck a nerve because it highlights the gap between the DPP’s public duty and the perception of personal gain.
His call for lifestyle audits by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission adds pressure on Ingonga to explain both his wealth and his decisions in office.
The concern is not just about one official’s luxury car, it is about whether justice in Kenya has become a tool for the elite.
Without transparency and genuine accountability, trust in the justice system will continue to fade, leaving citizens to wonder whether the fight against corruption is being lost from within.
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