The Ethics and Anti-Corruption(EACC) officers arrested four police officers attached to the National Police Service on Thursday who were found collecting bribes along the busy Kericho-Sotik Road after the commission laid a trap.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The main suspects were apprehended after they were lured into a trap while actively collecting bribes from motorists.
The EACC officers made the arrests at a notorious bribe collection spot in Litein town where the officers used to target motorists to obtain the bribes.
EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi said the commission made the arrests following numerous complaints from the public.
The officers reportedly disguised themselves as traffic enforcement in order to collect bribes from unsuspecting motorists.
EACC also noted that the corruption acts could be attributed to the widespread accidents that have been occurring along the stretch where many vehicles that are not roadworthy are allowed to pass after paying bribes.
Also nabbed in the EACC dragnet were two other officers who were arrested by EACC detectives while ferrying the other two officers from Litein Town to Nakuru.
The duo, attached to Kericho Police Station, was caught along Kericho-Nakuru Road near Kaisugu Tea Factory.
The four officers were taken to EACC offices at South Rift Regional Offices in Nakuru where they were processed. The two were later released on bail pending finalisation of the probe on them. The commission warned the public that bribery is a major corruption with gross implications.
“Majority view bribery as petty corruption. Its implications are, however, gross as it compromises road safety to the extent of claiming lives,” EACC noted.
The Commission also noted that non compliance with the established road safety regulations on account of payment of bribes is the cause of many accidents on Nairobi-Western routes…CONTINUE READING>>
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