Kenya: Sirisia MP John Waluke Surrenders to Police After 67yr Jail Sentence Upheld

Nairobi — Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke has surrendered a day after his appeal seeking to overturn a 67 year jail sentence was rejected.

The lawmaker was sent back to jail alongside Grace Wakhungu after their appeal against a magistrate’s verdict on a corruption case was dismissed. Wakhungu was sentenced for 79 years.

They had been jailed by the Magistrate’s Court which found him guilty in a Sh297 million maize scandal but he filed an appeal at the High Court, arguing that the court…