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A year ago, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Gender Aisha Jumwa was facing murder and graft charges that had tainted her name and threatened to end her political career.
Jumwa became a frequent guest in police cells at Port Police Station where she was detained for days on various occasions. She also made numerous appearances both in the High Court and Lower Court in Mombasa.
She was facing a Sh20 million graft case where she had been accused of making an illegal payment to a contractor from the constituency NG-CDF kitty. The case however collapsed due to 'lack of evidence'.
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