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November 11, 2025
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Relief for ex-Governor Lenolkulal after High Court overturns 8-year jail term in Ksh.83M graft case

Relief for ex-Governor Lenolkulal after High Court overturns 8-year jail term in Ksh.83M graft case

Relief for ex-Governor Lenolkulal after High Court overturns 8-year jail term in Ksh.83M graft case..

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Former Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal has been acquitted in a Ksh.83 million graft case, with the High Court overturning his eight-year jail term. The court ruled that the prosecution failed to provide credible evidence of corruption or conflict of interest.

  • The High Court found no evidence linking Lenolkulal to the operations or profits of Oryx Service Station, the fuel supplier in question.
  • The ruling also freed businessman Hesbon Jack Wachira Ndathi and former Samburu County Chief Officer Bernard Lesurmat.
  • An anti-corruption court had previously sentenced Lenolkulal in 2022 to eight years in prison or a fine of Ksh.83.4 million.

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