Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke
Sirisia Member of Parliament (MP) John Waluke has been ordered to pay Sh1 billion fine or serve 57 years in jail for fraud.
Some few years ago Hon John Waluke was found guilty for defrauding National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Ksh 297M. He was sentensed to serve 57yrs in jail or pay Ksh 1B.
Hon John after spending some weeks in the prison, Hon got back into the court and got some reprieves.
Waluke, who had appealed against a magistrate’s court ruling that slapped him with the heavy sentences, lost the appeal before the High Court on Thursday, October 6.
Justice Esther Maina said in her ruling on Thursday that the prosecution proved beyond any reasonable doubt that Waluke took part in the NCPB fraud.
The MP, who was out on appeal, secured re-election in the August 9, 2022 Sirisia parliamentary polls.
The lawmaker ran on Jubilee Party ticket, getting 16,461 votes against Ford-Kenya candidate Nasiuma Wafula’s 8,811 votes.
If unsatisfied with the High Court verdict, the lawmaker can challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal within 14 days.
If Waluke fails to appeal against the decision, then he’ll lose his parliamentary seat because he’d have been jailed for more than six months.
