A traffic police officer has left a courtroom in awe as he struggled to explain how he made Sh47 million in a period of six years.
Mr Jamal Bare Mohammed, a rider, used to patrol the Garissa-Thika Highway.
Through lawyer Philip Kagucia, EACC told the court on Monday that Mr Bare said part of the wealth was an inheritance from his late father and trade in livestock.
However, he told Justice Mumbi Ngugi that EACC had tracked the police officer and recorded him receiving bribes after members of the public made a complaint.
Mr Paul Mugwe, a forensic investigator attached to the Commission, told the court that the officer was given an opportunity to explain how he made the money after finding a disparity between his assets and known legitimate sources of income.
The traffic officer said he was the sole custodian of his late father’s wealth, acting as trustee on behalf of his family.
He said after his father died in 1987, he took up the role of managing the inheritance after seeking the wise counsel of the rest of the family and relatives while adhering to Islamic law.
But the claims were dismissed by EACC, who argued that he was only 10-years-old when his father died and that there was nothing to back his claims.
The officer, who joined the police force in August 1996, claimed he inherited some 120 camels, 80 cows and 200 goats from his father.
EACC said the animals, according to his own valuation, were worth about Sh4.3 million and noted that the rest of the property and money were unexplained assets.
