Isiolo Chief Magistrate Samuel Mungai presided over the Court Martial that sentenced Andrew Muoki Mutua to prison after finding him guilty on three counts of fraud during the 2019 recruitment.
Muoki, who was a Sergeant before being dismissed from the KDF for the offenses, was found guilty on the first count of obtaining Ksh 300,000 from Edwin Kinyua Muriithi and his father Muriithi Kinyua.
Muoki was found guilty on the second and third counts of soliciting Ksh. 450,000 from Nelson Mandera Kabwere in order to assist his friend Mohammed Shukri in obtaining the rare opportunity to serve in the military.
As a result, the Court Martial sentenced count one to two years in prison, count two to six months in jail, and count three to one year in jail, with the sentences running concurrently.