The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a Busia Law Courts clerk over a Ksh180,000 bribery scheme linked to a pending criminal case.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

The August 24 arrest stems from claims that the clerk demanded the Ksh180,000 on behalf of a presiding Magistrate, allegedly as a way to secure a lenient ruling for an accused person facing trial.

“The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a Court Clerk attached to the Busia Law Courts for allegedly demanding and receiving a Kes180,000 bribe to influence the outcome of a criminal case pending before the Court,” EACC stated.

Investigators say the matter revolves around a commercial vehicle that had been impounded by police officers over alleged traffic violations.

📌 What You Need to Know

According to the Commission, the accused person and six co-accused persons were reportedly targeted for the payoff, with the promise of a softer outcome once judgment was delivered.

EACC detectives moved in swiftly once the bribe demand was reported, setting up a sting operation to catch the suspect in the act.

The clerk was nabbed shortly after allegedly receiving the full Ksh180,000, which investigators say had been marked ahead of the operation.

He was taken into custody and is currently being held at the EACC’s Western Regional Office in Bungoma as processing continues.

Police at Bungoma Station are expected to book him formally, after which he will be arraigned to face bribery-related charges.

The arrest comes on the same day the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) charged Kangema Senior Principal Magistrate Martin Kinyua Mutegi with receiving a Ksh150,000 bribe, following a favorable High Court ruling that paved the way for his arraignment.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke