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The matter came up before Justice Rose Ougo on Thursday, where Wamatangi, through his lawyer Jotham Arwa, applied to have the Senate enjoined as an interested party in the petition challenging the investigation process.
According to EACC, the courts found that the officials who facilitated the allocations were guilty of the tort of misfeasance in public office after acting "unprofessionally, in bad faith and in excess of the powers conferred by the law on their offices."
The arrests follow investigations into claims that an economist employed by the county used companies owned by her husband to secure lucrative public tenders, with investigators alleging that part of the proceeds was channelled to senior county officials.
The suspects, identified as Pauline Waruguru Mwangi, James Muroki Eusebio and James Ntonjira Ntongai are expected to appear before the Meru Law Courts to take plea over corruption-related charges.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the DPP said the decision followed an independent review of an inquiry file submitted by the anti-graft agency detailing allegations of bribery against the two public officers.
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has ordered the arrest of Isiolo Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo, citing repeated summons and an Auditor-General update that a late response to audit queries was not accompanied by physical documents needed to proceed. The committee also directed the EACC CEO to appear.
According to the purported letter, the individuals listed for vetting were Junet Mohamed for the Tourism and Wildlife docket, Koki Muli for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Cleophas Malala for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, and Dr Agnes Zani for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy. The document also references Agriculture and Livestock Development among the ministries listed
Speaking on Radio Generation on Thursday,Oyoo criticised judicial officers who secured conservatory orders blocking investigations by agencies such as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), arguing that the practice undermined public confidence in the administration of justice.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Chief Justice Koome said the Judiciary and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had commenced administrative and disciplinary processes against Senior Principal Magistrate Martin Kinyua Mutegi of Kangema Law Courts following his arrest by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
According to EACC, the operation was launched after a businessman from Murang'a lodged a complaint with the commission. The businessman had been convicted on July 2, 2026, in a criminal case involving obtaining money by false pretences and was scheduled to be sentenced on July 22.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, EACC said it had commenced civil proceedings before the Environment and Land Court in Kisumu to reclaim the disputed property, which forms part of an original 16-acre parcel reserved for the Kenya Prisons Service.
In a statement released on Sunday, the rights organisation condemned what it described as "state-sponsored terror, voter suppression, and egregious human rights violations" witnessed during the by-election, saying the deployment of armed, masked men in unmarked vehicles represented "a dangerous regression in Kenya's constitutional journey."