{UAH} Pojim/Ocen/ et al: 7 sentenced in Bungoma wheelbarrow case

Pojim and Ocen;

When Corruption PROCEEDS is made not a viable venture....... Anti-corruption activities start to take root. Here the authority can then start to talk about "The War on Corruption" is on track, out of 1m defrauded the County, fines total from the 7 accused = 4.4m!

Edmund

7 sentenced in Bungoma wheelbarrow case

7 sentenced in Bungoma wheelbarrow case Judge slaps Sh800,000 fine on accounting officer, his 6 co-accused to pay Sh600,000 each.

Monday June 25 2018

Some of the convicted officials in court on June 52, 2018. PHOTO | ISSAC WALE | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

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By BENSON AMADALA
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Seven former officials of Bungoma County found guilty of irregularly inflating the cost of wheelbarrows were on Monday ordered to pay fines or serve varied jail sentences.

Kakamega Senior Principal Magistrate Thomas Muraguri delivered the sentencing order on behalf of the trial magistrate, Mr Bildad Ochieng', who is reported to be unwell.

The first accused, John Juma Matsanza who was the accounting officer to the tender committee, was convicted on two counts of willful failure to comply with the law relating to management and incurring of expenditure contrary to section 45 (2) (b) of the Anti-Corruption and Economics Crimes Act of 2003.

Mr Matsanza was consequently fined Sh400,000 for each of the counts or serve two years in jail for defaulting.

The others Ayub Tuvuka China, Howard Lukadilu, Oscar Onyango Ojwang', Arlington Shikuku Omusieni, Jacqueline Nanjala Namukati and Reuben Rutto were each convicted on two counts of willful failure to comply with applicable procedures and guidelines relating to procurement and tendering of contracts contrary to section 45 (2) (b) as read with section 48 (1) of the Anti-Corruption and Economics Crimes Act of 2003.

They were each fined 300,000 or serve one and a half years in default on each of the counts.

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The court dismissed an application by lawyers to have the convicted officials released on bail pending filing of an appeal.