Senior Police Officers Arrested Over Ksh100,000 Land Bribe

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🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

According to the commission, the officers are accused of demanding money from a complainant in exchange for facilitating the arrest of an individual allegedly involved in a land dispute within Nyanchwa Estate in Kisii County.

The complainant reported that the officers, a DCIO and a Chief Inspector, had allegedly demanded Ksh100,000 to act on the matter, prompting EACC detectives to launch investigations into the claims.

Following surveillance operations, the officers were arrested on Friday, May 28, after allegedly receiving a partial payment of Ksh40,000 from the complainant during a controlled sting operation.

📌 What You Need to Know

“The arrests followed a complaint alleging that the officers demanded Kes100,000 to facilitate the arrest of an individual accused of illegally taking possession of a parcel of land within Nyanchwa Estate, Kisii County, and putting up structures on it,” the commission confirmed.

The suspects were escorted to the EACC Kisii Regional Office for processing before being released on cash bail of Ksh50,000 each, pending completion of investigations.

EACC confirmed that the arrests were part of ongoing efforts to curb corruption within public service institutions, particularly those involving abuse of office for personal gain.

The case comes amid a series of recent anti-corruption operations targeting public officers accused of soliciting bribes from citizens seeking services.

In a separate incident earlier on Friday, a Kenya Power employee based at the Donholm office was arrested over allegations of demanding a Ksh30,000 bribe to restore electricity that had been disconnected.

In that case, the utility staff member was also accused of acting alongside an accomplice in the scheme, following a complaint from a resident whose power supply had been cut off two days earlier.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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