Five former officials in the Homa Bay County Assembly who were convicted of embezzling Sh27.8 million have been slapped with a Sh59.04 million fine after being found guilty by a court.
The five, Bob Kephas Otieno (clerk of the county assembly), Caroline Chepkemoi Sang (principal finance officer), Maurice Odiwuor Amek (principal accountant), Michael Owino Ooro (majority leader), and Isaac Ouso Nyandege (minority leader) also received different jail sentences.