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We're scapegoats, Bungoma wheelbarrow convicts say

The convicts (from left) Juma Matsanza, Howard Lukadilu, Oscah Onyango, Ayub Tuvaka, Arlington Shikuku, Jacquline Nanjala and Ruben Cheruiyot Rutto appearing before Kakamega Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng' yesterday. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Seven persons convicted for irregular purchase of wheelbarrows in 2015 in Bungoma County have said they are mere scapegoats and that the real corrupt officials are free.

In mitigation, through lawyer Victor Shivega, the convicts said there was a concerted effort by the State to deviate from the course of justice.

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