How Stupid: Ahmednasir Lashes at Judiciary Registrar Winfridah Mokaya After Calling for His Arrest Over Judge’s Sh6M Bribery Claims

Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has unleashed a scathing attack on Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah Mokaya following her office’s request for his investigation over allegations of judicial corruption.

The Controversy

The legal drama began when Ahmednasir took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on May 15, 2025, making explosive allegations about corruption within Kenya’s Supreme Court.

The Senior Counsel claimed that a Supreme Court judge was involved in a serious bribery scandal involving a lawyer and his client.

According to Ahmednasir, the lawyer and client allegedly paid a judge Sh4 million to influence a Court of Appeal case, only to lose the case.

In a follow-up post two days later, he claimed the Supreme Court judge had refunded Sh3 million to the aggrieved lawyer and client, with the balance to be settled within a week.

He further alleged that he needed to be paid Sh1.5 million by the judge for his intervention in the matter.

In a letter dated May 20, 2025 seen by Kenya Insights, Chief Registrar Winfridah Mokaya wrote to Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga, requesting urgent investigations into what she termed “persistent baseless allegations of judicial corruption by SC Ahmednasir Abdullahi.”

The letter, referenced JUD/CRJ/12, expressed deep concern over Ahmednasir’s pattern of conduct, stating, “these posts were only the latest in a series of social media posts made over the past several months in which Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has consistently painted the Judiciary as a corrupt institution.”

Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Hon. Winfridah Mokaya

Mokaya noted that despite making these “sensational claims of corruption,” Ahmednasir had not submitted any formal complaint to the Judicial Service Commission or other law enforcement agencies.

The Chief Registrar warned that such conduct “amounts to a crime under the laws of Kenya” and could “erode public confidence in the Judiciary and eventually undermine the rule of law which is one of the ideals upon which our constitutional democracy is founded.”

Ahmednasir fires back

Responding to the judiciary’s move, Ahmednasir launched a blistering attack on the Chief Registrar, questioning her competence and motives. In his characteristic combative style, he wrote:

“How STUPID can the Registrar of the judiciary Ms. Mokaya be? Instead of investigating the matter and arresting the Judge of the Supreme Court, who took a bribe of Ksh. 6 million in a case before the Court of Appeal, she has the AUDACITY to write to the ODPP for my investigation and ask for my arrest!”

The Senior Counsel went further, claiming the judge had “refunded 3 million and will pay the remaining sum the coming week,” and criticized what he termed the “incompetent and corrupt leadership of the judiciary.”

Questions raised

Ahmednasir raised several pointed questions about the letter’s authenticity and authority, asking, “and why didn’t Ms. Mokaya sign the letter? Who signed it on behalf? Someone in the Office of the Chief Justice? WAKORA!”

His response highlighted concerns about transparency and accountability within the judiciary’s highest offices.

This public spat between one of Kenya’s most prominent legal minds and the judiciary’s administrative head comes at a time when public confidence in the country’s judicial system faces scrutiny.

The controversy reflects deeper tensions within Kenya’s legal fraternity about corruption, accountability, and the proper mechanisms for addressing judicial misconduct.

While the Chief Registrar argues for formal complaint procedures, Ahmednasir appears to advocate for public exposure as a tool for accountability.

The Director of Public Prosecutions now faces the delicate task of determining whether to pursue investigations based on the Chief Registrar’s request, potentially setting a precedent for how similar cases will be handled in the future.