Written By John Mutiso 📝
Three police officers attached to the Directorate of Criminal investigations (DCI) at the Dagoretti Police Station have been arraigned for corruptly receiving Sh1 million from a Chinese investor, Pan Xido Yan, so as not to charge his wife with an immigration offence.
The main suspect, Julius Onyango Oguma, did not appear in court as requested by the investigating officer and therefore Charles Macharia Wanjiru, Samuel Yunnah Kukhuvilo and Joseph Gikara Gachera did not plead to the charges.
As a consequence, anti-corruption court Senior Principal Magistrate Victor Wakumile ordered Mr Oguma to appear for plea-taking on March 22.
“I indulge the defence so as to put their house in order. Summons to issue against Julius Onyango Oguma. Plea-(taking) deferred to March 22, 2022 at 9am,” Mr Wakumile ruled.
Prosecutors say the officers had fired in the air in a bid to obstruct officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) from arresting them.
In the melee, Mr Onyango escaped.
The accused face four counts of conspiracy to commit an economic crime, taking a bribe, obstruction, assisting a prisoner in escaping and robbery with violence
Mr Onyango is also accused of taking a bribe of Sh200,000 from Jane Wangui, an employee of Mr Pan, in exchange for not charging Ms Gong in the second count.
The case has been adjourned until March 22.
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