This archive report was first published on 27 July 2019.
On Friday, July 26, 2019, at 7 pm, Cosmus Mwema, a rogue police officer attached to Nairobi's Nyayo Police Post, was arrested at Langata Sub County Police Station.
According to victims, Mwema, service number 83479, had been extorting shops and bar operators in Langata, threatening them with arrest if they failed to send him money via M-Pesa.
At Rings Pub in Langata, Mwema ordered the operator to send him Sh527, while at Mabatini Bar near Langata High School, he demanded more money, which was wired to his M-Pesa account.
"He threatened to arrest anyone who failed to send him the money and we had no otherwise," one of the victims stated.
The victims accused Mwema of visiting the place every Friday and collecting Sh1000 from shops and bars before leaving the area.
It has been established that Mwema has been away from duty since June 2, 2019, and has never been seen at work.
"It is not the first time he is coming here to extort us, it has become a routine, every Friday he comes around demanding Sh1000," one of the victims told the police.
Mwema will be arraigned next week to answer to extortion charges among others.
