Former Senator Joy Gwendo was yesterday fined Sh660,000 or in default spend a year in jail for swindling a sacco of Sh1.7 million. In the plea agreement, Gwendo had also agreed to pay the money in four instalments to the group. However, she moved to the High Court and appealed the decision of the court and her sentence was suspended. In his ruling on the appeal, Justice John Onyiego quashed the sentence, saying the trial court erred by sentencing her to jail without the option of a fine. “Sentencing is a discretion of the trial court but the sentencing imposed should not be illegal.

Source: The Star March 04, 2019 23:26 UTC