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Kisumu MCA Paul Okwiri charged with faking abduction

The court heard that on September 30, 2016, the accused made a false report at Kamagambo Police Station located within Migori County that he had been kidnapped at Kapuonja Village in Kisumu West and dumped at Rongo Township.PHOTO:COURTESY

A Kisumu ward representative has been charged with faking his own abduction.

West Kisumu Ward MCA Paul Okwiri yesterday appeared before resident magistrate Angeline Odawo where he denied the charges.

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