Former nominated Senator Joy Gwendo has today been sentenced to two years in prison without an option for fine after failing to honour a plea bargain she entered with the state to pay a Kisumu SACCO Ksh. 1.7 million.
But did you know that the ex-senator has always been a drama queen?
In March 2016, Nominated Senator Joy Gwendo was sued for assault by Annette Oyuga, her former secretary.
The assault was leaked to the public through a short video clip that showed the Senator with the secretary screaming at each other.
In court papers filed at Milimani law courts, Annette Oyuga argued that she had reported the matter at Kayole police station but that no action has been taken.
“I want Gwendo to be summoned to court since no action has been taken five months down the line,” said Oyuga through her lawyer.
Through her lawyer, Oyuga said that she wanted the court to institute private criminal prosecution proceedings against Gwendo claiming that the Senator continued to harass and intimidate her over the matter.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti, Gwendo was issued a two-year jail term after the court found her to have been dishonest and disqualified her from a plea-bargaining agreement in which she sought a non-custodial sentence.
Gwendo was accused of issuing bank cheques of varying amounts of money in favour Kisumu East Cotton Growers Cooperative Society with knowledge that her account had no funds to pay Ksh. 2.2 million.
“On the 23rd day of October 2016 at Chiga Parish in Kisumu East within Kisumu County used her position as a State officer to confer herself Ksh.2,226,800 the property of Kisumu East Cotton Growers Cooperative Society through Kivali Development Initiative,” the charge sheet reads.
In other counts where she is said to have issued faulty cheques for payments amounting to Ksh. 300,000 and Ksh. 950,000, Gwendo was handed six months in jail. Both sentences will run concurrently.
Gwendo had been charged with abuse of office and fraud. Both sentences will run concurrently.