Ex-ICEA manager out of prison after sentence review
Thursday January 14 2021
By JOSEPH WANGUI
Summary
According to an order issued by Justice Hedwig Ong udi, Lincolin Kivuti Njeru will be on probation for three years, under the supervision of Macharia P. N., a probation officer.
The judge also directed that Mr Njeru, who was jailed in September last year, should be refunded his cashbail of Sh1 million that he had deposited at the lower court during the criminal trial that took more than ten years.
Justice Ong undi made the order while ruling on Mr Njeru s application for review of the sentence.
A former manager of Insurance Company East Africa (ICEA), jailed for three years for stealing more than Sh62.7 million from his employer, has been released from prison and put on probation due to his deteriorating health.
Newsmakers of the year
Immaculate Kassait
The election specialist last month become Kenya’s first-ever data commissioner. While some celebrated her rise in a predominantly patriarchal society, others were quick to question her suitability for the sensitive role given her history as an official of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), which has in the past been criticised for questionable data management in the disputed 2017 General Election.
Parliament was even served with a memorandum by the International Commission of Jurists questioning her suitability, but the MPs rejected it because the lobby failed to demonstrate her culpability.
“I am willing and ready to work to ensure that regulations are in place to ensure that data protection in Kenya becomes a reality. Kenya is placed second in Africa after Ghana as a trailblazer in ensuring personal data is protected,” Ms Kassait was quoted saying when she appeared before the Communication and Innovation c