Former IEBC official Wilson Shollei has managed to pay the Sh7.5 million fine imposed on him by a Corruption court over his involvement in the Sh1.3 billion tender for the supply of the 2013 general election materials.
Shollei together with former IEBC CEO James Oswago were found guilty of graft-related charges by Anti-Corruption Magistrate Felix Kombo and were each ordered to pay a fine of Sh7.5 million in default spend four years in prison.
Immediately after, Shollei filed an application before High court Judge Esther Maina seeking bail pending appeal.
However, on Thursday, Shollei abandoned the application after he was able to pay the fine.
His lawyer told the court he has since been released and now wishes to amend the application before the court.
Justice Maina allowed the withdrawal.
When the duo were convicted, the trial magistrate said they failed to comply with the law relating to procurement when they procured electronic voter identification devices for the March 4 general elections.
He said it was incumbent upon Oswago and Shollei to advise the commission plenary sitting on the procurement of the devices and any variations would have required amendment of the contract to be approved by the tender committee.
The magistrate in convicting them termed their actions as deliberate and wilful acts.
"Both of them had a legal duty to ensure the procurement breaches were not committed," Kombo ruled.
