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Former electoral commission chief executive James Oswago has paid the ultimate price for the bungled procurement of equipment worth Sh1.3 billion during the 2013 General Election.
Anti-corruption court chief magistrate Felix Kombo sentenced Oswago and former IEBC deputy commission secretary in charge of support services Wilson Shollei, to four years in jail each for their role that almost cost the integrity of the polls conducted in March.
"Although their actions did not result in any loss of public funds, the crisis of mishandling the procurement processes for the 2013 General Elections was so substantial that it almost put the country's stability at stake and they must suffer the consequences," ruled Kombo.
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