Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario at the Milimani lawcourts on September 15, 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]Former Sports CS Hassan Wario has been released after paying Sh3.6 million fine in a funds embezzlement case. The Sh42 million scandal of the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil came back to haunt Wario who was found guilty of abuse of office. Wario becomes the first CS under President Uhuru Kenyatta to be found guilty of committing a corruption offence while in office. “He took advantage of his office to have people included in Team Kenya and paid them allowances from public funds.

Source: Standard Digital September 16, 2021 15:36 UTC