Reprieve for Sirisia MP as Appellate court overturns hefty jail sentence

Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke. [File, Standard]

Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke and his co-director walk scots free after the Court of Appeal on Friday overturned the High Court's decision that upheld their conviction to 67 years and 69 years, respectively, over the Sh300 million maize scandal.

A three-judge bench of the appellant court comprising Justices Asike Makhandia, Patrick Kiage, and Abida Ali-Aroni set aside the sentence imposed on Waluke and his accomplice, a co-director of a popular agency known as Erad Supplies and general contractors for irregularly obtaining more than Sh 300 million from the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).