Two senior police officers arrested by EACC over bribery
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested two senior police officers in Kisii County over alleged bribery involving a land dispute case
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested two senior police officers in Kisii County over alleged bribery involving a land dispute case.
In a statement on Friday, May 29, EACC said the suspects, DCIO Kitutu Central Sub-County Chief Inspector Nicholas Waringa and Corporal Lovy Ochieng Ouya of Nyanchwa Police Station, were arrested following investigations by detectives.
The anti-graft agency said the officers were accused of demanding money from a member of the public in exchange for facilitating the arrest of a suspect linked to an alleged land grabbing incident.
“The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested the DCIO Kitutu Central Sub-County, Chief Inspector Nicholas Waringa, alongside Corporal Lovy Ochieng Ouya of Nyanchwa Police Station, over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe from a member of the public,” the statement read.
According to EACC, the complaint was lodged after the officers allegedly demanded Ksh100,000 from the complainant over a disputed parcel of land in Nyanchwa Estate, Kisii County.
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“The arrests followed a complaint alleging that the officers demanded Ksh100,000 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 statement added.
EACC stated that detectives launched investigations into the matter, leading to the arrest of the two officers after they allegedly received part of the demanded money.
“Following investigations by EACC’s detectives, the two officers were arrested after allegedly receiving part payment of Ksh40,000 from the complainant,” the statement further read.
EACC said the suspects were escorted to the commission’s Kisii Regional Office for processing before being released on cash bail of Ksh50,000 each pending completion of investigations.
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