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Why Rigathi Gachagua could lose Sh207m to State

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua received a major blow yesterday after an anti-corruption court ordered him to surrender Sh202 million he acquired through corruption.

Lady Justice Esther Maina's order that the MP forfeits the Sh202 million to the government was, however, just a fraction of the Sh19 billion he is suspected to have acquired through trading with various government agencies in just seven years between 2013 and 2020.

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