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Help me out of jail, Waluke pleads with Ruto in corruption sentence

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Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Sirisia Member of Parliament (MP) John Waluke has pleaded with President William Ruto to help him secure freedom after he was sent to jail for 67 years over Sh297 million cereals fraud.

The magistrate's court in June 2020 sentenced Waluke to 67 years in jail or pay Sh1 billion fine for the fraud committed alongside Grace Wakhungu in 2004.

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