Court jails 7 Bungoma wheelbarrow scandal suspects

Court jails 7 Bungoma wheelbarrow scandal suspects

Seven suspects who were charged over the Bungoma County wheelbarrow scandal have been sentenced to one-and-half years in jail or pay a fine of Ksh.300,000 each.

One of the suspects, Juma Matsanza, who was the accounting officer in the Finance department, was handed a two-year jail term or Ksh.400,000 fine.

The verdict was read out by Senior Principal Magistrate Thomas Muraguri on behalf of Senior Magistrate Bildard Ochieng.

The accused include; Juma Matsanza, Howard Lukadilu, Oscar Onyango, Ayub Tuvaka, Arlington Shikuku, Jackline Nanjala and Reuben Cheruiyot.

The seven, who were members of the county tendering committee, are said to have colluded and procured 9 wheelbarrows at a cost of Ksh.109,320 each in 2015.

The purchase of the wheelbarrows caused national outrage, with then Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka, who is now the Senate Speaker, claiming that they were “non-carcinogenic.”

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