NAIROBI, Kenya, 1 February 2019 – James Ambuso, a former finance manager at the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA), was sentenced to 24 years in prison ten years ago for soliciting and collecting bribes worth Sh910,000. Senior Principal Magistrate Eunice Nyutu of the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court offered him the option of paying an alternative fine of Sh7.6 million when delivering the sentence. Nyutu said he had a responsibility to defend public resources, but he did the exact reverse. “The accused was a public officer when he committed the offence. He had a duty to safeguard public…