MP John Waluke Surrenders Himself to Serve 67-year Prison Sentence
A day after the High Court upheld his 67-year prison sentence, Sirisia MP John Waluke has surrendered himself to police in Nairobi.
Waluke, who was re-elected for a third term in the August 9th general election, took himself to Milimani law courts on Friday, where he was detained awaiting transfer to prison.
The MP was found guilty of defrauding the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) of Sh297 million alongside his co-defendant Grace Wakhungu, who was sentenced to 69 years in prison.
On Thursday, Justice Esther Maina dismissed the appeal filed by the two, ruling that the charges were proven beyond reasonable doubt, and the sentence is not excessive as it is within the law.
Waluke and Wakhungu were ordered to pay their fines of Sh727 million and Sh707 million respectively, or serve the jail sentences.
The judge concluded that the sum of Sh297,386,505 paid to their trading company, Erad Supplies and General Contractors Limited, by NCPB in 2013 was based on fraud.
“The invoice upon which the claim for payment was based was a forgery. Mr Waluke presented it to an arbitrator knowing very well Erad Supplies and General Contractors Limited had no dealing with the maker of the invoice (Chelsea Freight Ltd) and as a result it was paid the sums by a public body,” said Justice Maina.
The trial court heard that the defendants received the funds after their company won a tender to supply 40,000 tons of white maize to NCPB. The tender was however canceled after Erad Supplies failed to prove it had sufficient funds to supply the maize.
The company ended up pocketing Sh297 million after they sued NCPB, arguing that by the time the contract was canceled, they had already procured the maize from Ethiopia and that it had been stored by South African company Chelsea Freight in Djibouti for 123 days.
The two can challenge the verdict at the Appeals Court within 14 days.
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Bitter Hot-air REVENGE from…
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Bitter Hot-air REVENGE from Udaku to Azimio.
Do they have unga ya kusiaga…
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Do they have unga ya kusiaga (Posho Meal) in Kamiti?
Yes they do.Ugali is 1/3…
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In reply to Do they have unga ya kusiaga… by Kenya. (not verified)
Yes they do.Ugali is 1/3 weevils,and Uji is the best.The top layer is blackened by them insects.Rich in protein.
Good for him. He will not…
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Good for him.
He will not die.
Those who are in jail are also men like him.
Re-elected for a third term…
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Re-elected for a third term what are the voters thinking.Now they will have to go back to the polls and pick yet another thug after they have been bribed.This is the same IEBC that cleared this thug to run again knowing he was charged with fraud.How is Kenya supposed to improve with such thugs .He is smiling knowing he has bribed the judge so that he is granted an appeal and is free to steal more as a mpig in the Ruto administration.
He would Never have Been…
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In reply to Re-elected for a third term… by Guest (not verified)
He would Never have Been Prosecuted if He had Supported RUTO. You get my Point.
We can use this man to make…
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We can use this man to make a small dent on corruption. He knows a lot of crocked corruption shit. Remember, you cannot be corrupt alone. This man walked out of prison and headed to parliament- elected, without a dime to his name. Such is the power of knowing who is knowing who where, and when! We should cut him a deal as long as he starts singing. We need to know who took what money and when. Who is holding land illegally,sold it or is sitting on public land right now - Amos Kimunya style. He can tell on his thieving buddies for a small cut on his long prison term. We need our money back now!
Let it start with arap…
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In reply to We can use this man to make… by Mwororo (not verified)
Let it start with arap Mashamba! Clear cut evidence everywhere, yet he is now the president!! Kenya Kwisha. Tutasaga na kula mawe. See how he is busy now meeting dictators and murderous. Next, he’ll seek to change the constitution to forever steal from Kenyan coffers. See who is controlling parliament and senate? Na badoooooo! Wakikuyu tutajua hatujui!
This is a good fight against…
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This is a good fight against corruption and hope the rest of similar cases will follow suit. This kind of sentences were taken long ago by countries like Singapore and Malaysia which came to Kenya after its independence to obtain financial loan back in 1965.Now they are not considered to be developing countries by far.
It will Never be a Good…
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In reply to This is a good fight against… by Mbwana (not verified)
It will Never be a Good fight without Ruto, Gachagua, and Others RETURN the Loot or are Prosecuted. And it's Rubbish to Target LUHYAs cum Azimio.
Its not about tribe and…
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In reply to It will Never be a Good… by PPPian (not verified)
Its not about tribe and political party issue - its about a firm system or framework to be followed for corruption to bite back to the doers as simple as that - our so called VP Riggy G lost over 200M. Hope the courts will start from Moi era including the famous Goldenberg saga
Gava need to sell off…
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Gava need to sell off everything he has to recover the mulla then he still lot in kamiti otherwise if the money don’t get recovered the idiots will b stealing buy time until they r 60 yrs old then get arrested n their family r good for life.Hang the idiot too
How about what Ruto,…
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In reply to Gava need to sell off… by Mkenya halisi (not verified)
How about what Ruto, Gachagua, and the Rest stole/looted?
TRADING PLACES How was…
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TRADING PLACES
How was Brother Waluke cleared to run for an elective public seat with all his baggage?
SOLUTION
1. Brother Wafula Chebukati should take his place in jail for clearing candidates with shady past to run for public office.
If Chapter 6 of our New Constitution was adhered to, less than 10% of the current elected leaders would have passed the "constitution rigorous test."
2. Don't expect to see any meaningful and profound changes in the future among our elected members of the legislative and executive branches of the government if Brother Wafula Chebukati is still holding the same position that he has in IEBC.
Now we need those 2 killers,…
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Now we need those 2 killers, the MP who killed the driver on Election Day and the luo idiot that shot the DJ gone.
You forgot a one Aisha Jumwa…
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In reply to Now we need those 2 killers,… by BFW (not verified)
You forgot a one Aisha Jumwa who together with her bodyguard killed someone at the coast in campaigns and is now a possible incoming CS?!!! Kenya ina mambo kweli.
Yes! This is the kind of…
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In reply to You forgot a one Aisha Jumwa… by DrC (not verified)
Yes! This is the kind of people, I mean animals, we have become. Look at one Ongili alias Bob Owino he criminally shot an innocent man, Felix Orinda alias DJ Evolve through the neck nearly killed him- destroyed his life forever. Owino is now in parliament and in the streets enjoying life, running his mouth without a care. He is above the law- a free man. Regular Kenyans with similar criminal acts, even much less offence, are rotting in prison. This is pathetic! Welcome to the Kenya you have chosen for yourselves.
@ Mwororo: @ Mwororo: Wafula…
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In reply to Yes! This is the kind of… by Mwororo (not verified)
@ Mwororo:
@ Mwororo:
Wafula Chebukati is destroying Kenya by allowing criminals, thieves, con artists, murderers, rapists, fornicators married men and women, run for an elective public office while Kenyans fear challenging him.
As the late Anglican Church Bishop in South COHO (Continent of Human Origins wrongly identified as Africa), Mpilo Tutu once said:
"If you are silent in situations of injustice, you have taken the side of the oppressor."
Ndugu yangu @Imara Daima, I…
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In reply to @ Mwororo: @ Mwororo: Wafula… by Imara Daima (not verified)
Ndugu yangu @Imara Daima, I value very much all your contributions about Kenya on this platform. I think it is time we left our chat rooms, the comfort of our seats and engage. We should get out of our ivory tower and get into the fields. Get our hands and feet dirty and muddy as we get into the activists arena. We can pick up three burning issues; it's easy to choose since almost everything is broken up in Kenya. We create a coordinating forum or center. We articulate the issue (s), we break it down, we strategize, we come up with a consensus on how best to bring about the needed change/ cure or outcome. We reach out to the Kenyans and explain ourselves. We show them how the change we propose will change and improve their lives. We use print media, we write to the editor, we pay for space on Kenya's major print media. We pay ad/message slots on radio and TV. Since we have chosen democracy in Kenya, let us use democracy to change minds and help our impoverished majority. In other words, we should move from talking it to doing it. Think about it, for every difficulty or nasty problem: political, corruption, corporate theft, evading paying taxes religion, poor healthcare, immorality etc,; we have solutions, but only in words. Now as someone once said; we want the words that become deeds that meet the needs.
Ndugu yangu @ Mwororo…
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In reply to Ndugu yangu @Imara Daima, I… by Mwororo (not verified)
Ndugu yangu @ Mwororo.
Asante sana kwa maoni yako ya kweli. Nakushukuru sana. Kwa hiyo, ni lazima tufanye kila jambo ulilosema ili tuiokoe nchi yetu kabla haijaelekea njia ya Haiti.
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