Former Sports CS Hassan Wario, Soi found guilty in the Rio Olympics scandal
Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario and former National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) official Stephen Soi were Wednesday found guilty of corruption and abuse office in connection with the Rio 2016 Olympics financial scandal.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
The co-accused, former Principal Secretary Richard Ekai, Haron Komen, Francis Paul, and Patrick Kimathi Nkabu were, however, acquitted by trial magistrate Elizabeth Juma due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Wario becomes the highest-ranking official in President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration to be convicted of graft.
The trained anthropologist served in Uhuru's Cabinet from 2013 to 2018 when he was demoted and appointed Ambassador to Austria where he serves to date.
The officials were implicated in the Sh88 million corruption scandal that rocked team Kenya in Brazil.
The report said the money had been earmarked to buy air tickets for team members but was instead taken by unidentified ministry officials.
The report said the National Olympic Committee of Kenya also diverted money and kit from U.S. sports equipment manufacturer Nike worth millions of shillings.
“Some (sports) ministry officials misappropriated Sh88,611,480 meant for air tickets. NOCK has been misappropriating Nike contract funds and kit amounting to Sh126 million per year meant for athletes since 2013,” the report said.
Wario will be detained at the Gigiri Police Station, pending his sentencing on Thursday, September 16, Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Juma directed.
