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Oimeke served as the Bonchari MP from May 2021 to August 9, 2022, following the death of then-holder Oroo Oyioka.

Former Bonchari Member of Parliament Pavel Oimeke has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of receiving a five hundred thousand shillings bribe.

Anti-Corruption chief magistrate Peter Ooko in his ruling on Tuesday, March 28 also gave Oimeke an alternative of paying a fine of Ksh 1 million.

Justice Ooko however acquitted Oimeke on the first count of receiving a two hundred thousand bribe noting that the prosecution failed to prove the charges. 

"I hereby acquit the accused on the first count under section 215 of the CPC, however, I find him guilty of the second count and convict him accordingly," Ooko ruled.

File image of Pavel Oimeke

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The former ODM MP who at the time served as the Director General of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) had been accused of taking a two hundred thousand shillings bribe in order to allow the re-opening of a filling station in Homabay County after it had been closed due to non-compliance with regulations.

In the second charge, Oimeke was accused of requesting five hundred thousand shillings from a trader via a private messenger application.

Oimeke served as the Bonchari MP from May 2021 to August 9, 2022, following the death of then-holder Oroo Oyioka. He didn’t seek re-election after losing the ODM ticket to Jonah Ondieki.