This archive report was first published on 6 August 2019.
On August 5, 2019, a brazen case of police corruption was exposed in Nairobi, with a police officer based at the Central Police Station being arrested for demanding a bribe from an advocate.
According to reports, Police Constable Samuel Mutachi demanded a bribe of Sh 200,000 and later received Sh 35,000 while pretending to be a detective from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The officer is currently in police custody, with detectives also investigating the suspect for forgery of documents.
As the DCI continues to crack down on corrupt police officers, they have urged members of the public to be vigilant and insist on being shown the Certificate of Appointment (C.o.A) whenever anyone purports to be a DCI officer.
They have also asked members of the public to ask for the telephone numbers of their immediate boss to call and confirm an officer’s identity, if in doubt.
Just a few months prior, in April 2019, DCI detectives arrested three police officers stationed at Kamukunji and Railways Police Stations for impersonating Flying Squad officers.
The three suspects were linked to robbing unsuspecting members of the public in the city.
