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Samuel Arama: Lawmaker defies law suits and political waves to stay afloat

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Nakuru Town West Member of Parliament Samuel Arama at leaves Milimani Court on June 30, 2022 when he was jailed for six months over land fraud. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Otara Arama can be described as a man with nine lives, going by the storms he has survived in his 25 years in politics.

From the scandal of defaulting in paying a Sh3 million Family Bank loan, assaulting a voter by knocking off his two teeth and altercations with his opponents - to being jailed for six months over alleged land fraud and abuse of office - Arama has survived them all.

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