Mr Gichana, flanked by former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and a dozen of security guards arrived in his sleepy Magonga village in three helicopters, bringing business to a standstill.
The 40-year-old Gichana and his entourage including his wife Fash Oaga and children later held mass – conducted by Kisii Catholic Parish Priest Lawrence Nyaanga – in their rural home at the front side of his unfinished bungalow. His ailing father, John Gichana was excited to see him. Bosco arrived in Kenya on October 2 and has been spending time with family and friends in Nairobi and has kept everybody guessing his next move.
Don Bosco Gichana being escorted to his rural home in 4 helicopters. pic.twitter.com/Jey8TpWXAU
— Robert ALAI, HSC (@RobertAlai) October 28, 2018
A week earlier, an Arusha court fined Gichana Tsh300,000,000 (Sh15 million) after pleading guilty to charges of money laundering and fraud. He was sentenced in a plea-bargain deal where he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit crime related to money laundering. Gichana negotiated for lesser sentence of five years in prison, which he served. Gichana is said to have committed the crime between 2008 and 2010, when he filed false tax returns electronically to the US State Department of Treasury internal revenue service.
In three weeks Gichana has met with who is who in the country’s political scene. On Thursday, he met Deputy President William Ruto. He has also met Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula and Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, including several Kisii leaders and his former political rival now current Kitutu Chache South MP Richard Onyonka. Gichana said the experience behind bars is his worst yet.
“I dedicated my life to God while behind bars and I believe God’s time is the best time. I have no regrets because I had the opportunity to reflect on my life.”