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It has been four years of anguish for former Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Managing Director Joe Sang as he faced trial over allegations of illegally approving a Sh1.9 billion contract.
The pain, shame and humiliation of losing his job after being paraded in the dock has, however, come to an end after Anti-Corruption Senior Principal Magistrate Victor Wakumile acquitted him alongside five former KPC senior managers who were facing the same charges.
"I honestly do not understand why they were charged in the first place when all the witnesses confirmed that the contract for construction of the Kisumu Oil Jetty was above board and some of the accused had not even joined KPC at the time the contract was awarded," ruled Wakumile.
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