Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in Nyeri County have arrested two police officers for allegedly demanding and receiving Ksh.500,000 bribe in 2018.
EACC Central Region head Charles Rasugu said that the officers received the bribe as an inducement to effect an eviction order which was validly issued by court against illegal occupants of a private property.
The two officers in custody are the current Likoni OCPD Jane Kavutha and the deputy OCPD Nyandarua West, Ephraim Karani.
In a statement, the EACC said, “They were arrested following conclusion of investigation into alleged demand of a bribe Ksh.500,000, by the duo, while serving in South Kinangop, Nyandarua County, as Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) and District Administration Police Commander (DAPC), respectively.”
On February 10, 2021, the DPP consented to the prosecution of the said officers.
The suspects are to be arraigned at the Nyahururu Law Courts next week.
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