The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested two Police Constables stationed at Eastleigh North Police Station for demanding a bribe of Ksh.100,000 from a local businessman.
PC Raphael Nzioka and his colleague Nancy Kerubu were apprehended after allegedly storming a mobile shop in a busy Nairobi neighborhood and seizing cellular devices worth Ksh.300,000 without justification.
“Subsequently, the officers demanded a bribe of Ksh.100,000 from the complainant in order to return the confiscated stock of mobile phones prompting the trader to seek help from the Commission,”
“Upon verification of the allegations, EACC detectives mounted an operation leading to the arrest of the two police officers while receiving the demanded bribe.”
The two officers were interrogated at Integrity Centre Police Station before being whisked away to Kilimani Police Station for detainment pending further processing.
Confirming the arrest, EACC Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi noted that the commission has been receiving numerous complaints about instances of extortion and bribery involving police officers.
“The emerging trend shows that in most cases, it is no longer bribery to forbear law enforcement action, but pure extortion of money from citizens who are not facing any legitimate accusation of violating the law,” he said.
