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Lempurkel released on Sh100,000 cash bail for assaulting MP Korere

The MP had been in jail since November 12, 2021 when he started serving his sentence.

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by NANCY AGUTU

News20 December 2021 - 10:18

In Summary


  • •Lempurkel who was jailed for one year for assaulting lawmaker Sarah Korere was granted Sh100,000 bail by Justice Justus Obwononga pending his appeal on his conviction.
  • •The ruling was made on December 20.
Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel

The High Court has released former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel on Sh100,000 cash bail.

Lempurkel who was jailed for one year for assaulting lawmaker Sarah Korere was granted the bail by Justice Justus Obwononga pending his appeal on his conviction.

The ruling was made on December 20.

The MP had been in jail since November 12, 2021 when he started serving his sentence.

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