By NATION REPORTER More by this AuthorThe court battle waged by Sirisia MP John Waluke and his associate Grace Wakhungu against conviction is set to play out as they fight a combined Sh2 billion fine, whose default may see them spend the rest of their lives in jail. Waluke and Wakhungu filed appeals on July 2, two weeks before the window for challenging a magistrate’s court conviction and sentence closed. The company, then owned by Waluke, Wakhungu and deceased businessman Jacob Juma, claimed it had already imported maize and that it was entitled to compensation. Erad Supplies was paid the sum in 2013 on the strength of an arbitrator’s award and court orders. Last month, Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Juma convicted Waluke and Wakhungu and fined each of them Sh1 billion, or 67 years and 69 years – respectively – in jail.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2020 07:40 UTC