Alleged mastermind of the ‘chicken’ gate scandal Mr Trevy Oyombra
British printing firm owner Nicholas Smith, who was in 2015 convicted for his involvement in the ‘Chickengate’ money-laundering scheme has been released from prison.
Mr Smith has finally walked out of prison after completing a three-year sentence. This is in addition to Sh12 million that he is reported to have spent in fines and legal fees.
He was convicted of giving millions of shillings in kickbacks to officials at the then Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) and the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) in order to win tenders for ballot and exam papers, respectively.
Mr Smith was accused of ferrying Sh66 million to IIEC officials between June 2009 and October 2010.
Some of the money was also used to influence officials to award the firm contracts for the printing of the 2009-2010 voter ID forms, hot seal electors and card pouches, and civic by-election papers.