Court declines to release Rio Olympic convict Stephen Soi on bail

Ex-NOCK official Stephen Soi's bid to be released from jail on medical grounds pending appeal fails; court rules that he can get medical services from prison. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The 2016 Rio Olympics scandal continued to haunt the games’ head of mission after his application to be released on bail failed.

Stephen Soi, who is serving a 15-year jail sentence for his role that saw Team Kenya lose more than Sh55 million, had his plea dismissed by Lady Justice Esther Maina.