Former nominated Senator Joy Gwendo has been jailed for two and a half years. Gwendo had earlier on pleaded guilty to abuse of office charges after a plea bargaining agreement with DPP Noordin Haji.
Aliyekua Seneta mteule Joy Gwendo amepewa kifungo cha miaka miwili gerezani bila chaguo la faini @RadioCitizenFM pic.twitter.com/07zRECeLAZ
— Joseph Njane (@josephnjane1) December 7, 2018
The former lawmaker had agreed to pay the Kisumu East Cotton Growers Cooperative Sacco Ksh1.7 million, the amount of money she is said to have stolen.
Ex-nominated Senator Joy Gwendo Sentenced To Two Years In Jail Over Fraud https://t.co/tGYKQEA5vL https://t.co/1yb0c3ekYx via KahawaTungu
— JAlvinz ➿ (@jalvinz) December 7, 2018
She had also pleaded guilty to three of five counts of theft and issuing of bad cheques. Gwendo was accused of forging a Ksh200,000 cheque. Additionally, she was also charged with issuing two cheques of Ksh300,000 and Ksh950,000 that were forged.
Ex-Nominated Senator Joy Gwendo Sentenced to 2-Year Jail Term https://t.co/LV1dLFAimr
— Marikio Muchiri (@marikiomuchiry) December 7, 2018
An abuse of office charge also stated that she used her position as a state official to confer a benefit of Ksh2 million. Gwendo, who was nominated by TNA in 2013, was arrested early this year by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission’s officers before being arraigned in court.
Former nominated Senator Joy Gwendo sentenced to two-year jail term for graft without an option of fine. She failed to honor a plea bargain with the state. pic.twitter.com/mON5SWMsCH
— Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) (@Asmali77) December 7, 2018