A presidential aspirant who said he will make graft related offences punishable by mandatory death sentence has found himself on the receiving end for allegedly robbing a bank.
Cliff Mboya Odolo said his support for the death sentence was to deter those intending to loot public resources but the latest entrant into the 2017 presidential race has been charged with the theft of Sh5 million.
On Monday, Mboya appeared before senior principal magistrate Joyce Gandani but he denied the charge of stealing Sh5,003,944.05 from National Housing Finance Bank, Buruburu branch.
Mboya is said to have committed the offence on January 28 this year.
He faced another count of handling stolen goods, of the said money in his name, despite knowing that the money had been obtained unlawfully from the Housing finance.
Mboya was ordered to pay a cash bail of Sh500,000 after denying the charge.
During his presidential ticket launch according to the Star, Mboya said: "Corruption has robbed of a huge amount of treasures from generations. Its days are numbered. The writings are on the wall for those politicians, public servants and private sector practitioners who can see and decipher it."