High Court upholds Ksh.59M fine for former Homa Bay County assembly officials
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The Nairobi High Court on Thursday dismissed
an appeal by five former Homa Bay County Assembly officials against a Ksh.59 million
fine imposed on them or a 6-year jail term.
Dismissing the appeal filed by the five
former county officials for lack of merit, Judge Esther Maina said that the
trial court had properly found the accused guilty of embezzling Ksh.27.8
million by fraudulently authorizing payments for trips and activities that
never took place.
The five are former County Assembly Clerk
Kephas Otieno, former principal finance officer Caroline Sang, Maurice Amek who
formerly served as the principal accountant , former Homa Bay County Assembly
Majority Leader Michael Ooro and former Minority Leader Isaac Nyandege.
The 5 had been found guilty in June this year
of 10 counts including conspiracy to commit corruption, unlawful acquisition of
public property, and abuse of office among others.
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