In April 2016, a court of appeal upheld his sentence and referred his case to the Supreme Court, which then returned it to the appeal court for procedural irregularities.
Hapo April 2016, mahakama ya rufaa iliendelea kukazia hukumu hiyo na kuihamishia kesi yake katika mahakama kuu ambapo nayo iliirudisha  kesi hiyo katika mahakama ya rufani kwa sababu ya kukiukwa kwa taratibu.