Oscar Sudi

Oscar Sudi MP
Member of Parliament for Kapseret
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2013
Majority	27,601 (55.6%)
Personal details
Nationality	Kenyan
Political party	UDA Party

Oscar Kipchumba Sudi is a Kenyan politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly representing Kapseret constituency, found in Uasin Gishu county.[1] He is a member of the ruling party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA), and a close ally[2] to the fifth president of Kenya, William Ruto.[3]

Political career

Member of Parliament

From 2013 to 2017 he was a member of the Departmental Committee on Lands, the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee and the Procedure and House Rules Committee. Since 2017 he has been a member of the Departmental Committee on Energy.[3]

Election results

General election 2017: Kapseret[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Jubilee	Oscar Kipchumba Sudi	35,340	71.1
	KANU	John Joseph Rono Kipkurui	7,739	15.6
	Independent	John Kipkoech Rotich	4,818	9.7
	Labour Party of Kenya	Christopher Kiplagat Serem	1,060	2.1
	Independent	Joel Kipkemboi Bett	714	1.4
Majority			27,601	55.6

Controversy

Hate Speech

In September 2020 he was accused of hate speech towards Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and a disturbance occurred when locals used logs and stones to prevent police from accessing his home to arrest him. He surrendered himself to a police station on 13 September.[5][6][7]

Forged Academic Credentials & Botched Police Investigation

In September 2016 Sudi was reported to have presented forged academic papers to IEBC and EACC with an intention to deceive the two commissions that he had requisite credential to be allowed to vie as MP.[8] In October 2016 he was charged in court for forgery of academic papers for presenting a fake diploma certificate from Kenya Institute of Management and a fake KCSE certificate from Highway high school and was released on bail.[9]In May 2022 former highway high school principal testified in court that the Sudi did not sit any KCSE exam in 2006 as he had claimed in the forgeries[10].In June 2024, Sudi was acquitted for academic forgery charges on account of a botched police investigation of conducting the investigation of the forgeries in a hotel while Sudi maintained his Member of parliament seat with the forgeries.[11][10]

References

1. Sudi, Oscar Kipchumba (15 July 2024). "MP Oscar Sudi sends wives to collect his certificate after win". The Star Newspaper. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
2. "Oscar Sudi: Inside the powerful world of President Ruto's most trusted confidante". Citizen Digital. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
3. "Hon. Sudi, Oscar Kipchumba". Kenyan Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
4. Data Report of 2017 Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
5. "MP Oscar Sudi held 2 more days in hate speech case". Daily Nation. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
6. "MP Oscar Sudi Arrested After Presenting Himself To Police In Kapseret". Citizen News. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
7. "Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi finally surrenders to police". Daily Nation. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
8. Vidija, Patrick (3 September 2019). "Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has fake academic papers - EACC". web.archive.org.
9. Agoya, Vincent (7 October 2016). "MP charged with forgery of academic certificates". Nairobi News.
10. Walter, Dzuya (7 June 2024). "MP Oscar Sudi acquitted of all charges in KCSE certificate forgery case". Citizen Digital.
11. Odeny, Tanbacha. "Win for MP Sudi as court acquits him in forgery case". The Star.