The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has today arraigned Mr. Evans Agumba Oriato, a Compliance Officer at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), for allegedly soliciting and receiving a Kes500,000bribe.
EACC investigations established that the officer, who is based in Kisumu, solicited and received the bribe as an inducement to “assist” Jane Memorial Secondary School in filing tax returns for the years 2016 to 2020.
The Commission received a report from the complainant indicating that the suspect had summoned them to his office to discuss the filing of nil returns for the school.
On December 31, 2021, he allegedly demanded Kes 1 million to help resolve purported filing irregularities and received a down payment of Kes 500,000, with the balance to be paid upon completion of the process.
Afterward, the suspect persistently demanded the remaining amount, prompting the complainants to report the matter to EACC’s Western Regional Office in Kisumu.
Acting on the report, the Commission mounted an operation that led to the arrest of the suspect while receiving Kes 250,000. He was processed at the EACC offices and released on a cash bail of Kes 100,000 pending further action.
Upon completion of investigations, EACC submitted the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who reviewed the evidence and concurred with the Commission’s recommendations to prosecute.
The suspect was summoned on November 12, 2025, booked at the Railways Police Station, Kisumu, and held overnight pending arraignment.
He was subsequently charged before the Kisumu Anti-Corruption Court with three counts of receiving a bribe, contrary to Section 6(1) as read with Section 18(1) and (2) of the Anti-Bribery Act No. 47 of 2016.
Mr. Oriato denied the charges and was released on a bond of Kes500,000 with a surety of a similar amount.
The operation is part of the ongoing crackdown on bribery at public service delivery points to improve access to quality services for all citizens.
