EACC arrests police officer over Sh60,000 weighbridge bribe

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The officer, Corporal Kennedy Monyo Waweru, was arrested on Monday, October 5, after investigators mounted an operation following a complaint lodged with the anti-graft agency three days earlier.

According to the EACC, the complainant reported on October 2 that Waweru had demanded Sh60,000 in exchange for influencing the traffic charge the motorist would face.

The officer allegedly offered to have the motorist charged with the lesser offence of failing to stop instead of evading a weighbridge, which was the offence initially under consideration.

📌 What You Need to Know

EACC said its investigators subsequently conducted investigations into the complaint before arresting the officer after he allegedly received the money.

Waweru was taken to Kilimani Police Station, where he was processed as investigators complete the inquiry before the matter is taken through the next stage of the criminal justice process.

The arrest has once again drawn attention to longstanding corruption concerns at weighbridges, where enforcement officers and other personnel exercise significant control over commercial vehicles and can determine whether trucks proceed with their journeys.

Weighbridges are used to check the weight of heavy commercial vehicles and enforce axle-load limits, which are intended to protect roads from premature damage and improve road safety.

Previous investigations have exposed allegations of motorists and truck operators being asked for money to avoid enforcement action over overloading and other traffic violations.

In one case documented by the EACC, officers attached to the Mlolongo Weighbridge were investigated after allegations that they demanded money from truck drivers in exchange for overlooking traffic offences.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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