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Seven wheelbarrow scandal convicts contest sentence

From left: Juma Matsanza, Howard Lukadilu, Oscah Oyango, Ayub Tuvaka, Arlington Shikuku, Jacquline Nanjala and Ruben Cheruiyot Rutto in dock at a Kakamega court on June 11. [File, Standard]

The seven people convicted for buying wheelbarrows at an inflated price in Bungoma County have appealed their conviction and sentence.

In their petition of appeal, the seven claim Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng’ convicted them using a “fatally defective charge sheet”.

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