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Hassan Wario Sentenced to 6 Years in Jail Over Rio 2016 Corruption

Kamikaze by Kamikaze
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President Uhuru Kenyatta Congratulates Dr Hassan Wario Arero after naming him as a nominnee for the post of Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts at State House Nairobi in 2013. Photo/Courtesy

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Former sports secretary Hassan Wario sentenced to six years in jail following his conviction in the 2016 Rio Olympics saga.

The court however gave him an option to pay Ksh3.6 million fine failure to which he will serve the jail term.

Wario who was dropped as Kenya’s Ambassador to Austria in May 2019, eight months after he faced abuse of office charges under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Act, could also be compelled to pay an additional mandatory fine equal to two times the sum he might have accrued from the saga or the amount lost by the taxpayer according to Section 48 of the Act.

The former Sports Cabinet Secretary who also faced three other counts which included engaging in a project without prior planning was found guilty of the offences on Wednesday in a decision rendered by Anti-Corruption Magistrate Elizabeth Juma at the Milimani Law Courts in Niarobi.

The magistrate found that the former Sports CS took advantage of his office and had three other persons included in the Kenyan team that was travelling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympics and had allowances paid to them.

The magistrate further noted that Wario did not have the mandate to allow the thre, identified in court as Monica Sairo, Richard Abura and Edan Adow travel to Rio.

“The additional names were included after they closed the accreditation. Clearly this was an indicator that the three were not part of the Team Kenya,” the court ruled.

At least Sh88.6 million was reported to have been embezzled following an investigation in November 2016.

Also convicted was Team Kenya leader in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Stephen Soi.

Stephen Soi, will serve a jail term of ten years or pay a fine of Ksh103 million after he was found guilty in five counts of corruption.

All the other accused persons, including former Sports Principal Secretary Richard Ekai and ex-Director of Administration at the sports ministry Haron Komen, were acquitted of the charges leveled against them with the court citing insufficient evidence.

 

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