Kenya: Ex-MP Fined Sh1.3 Million Over Sh100,000 Bribe

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Kenya: Ex-MP Fined Sh1.3 Million Over Sh100,000 Bribe

Former Kasarani MP John Chege has been fined Sh1.3 million for receiving a Sh100,000 bribe from a contractor in 2013.

The former legislator is said to have received the money from the contractor who was building Baba Dogo Secondary School to facilitate his payment of Sh3.3 million.

Source: allAfrica.com

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