This archive report was first published on 20 August 2019.
On August 19, 2019, detectives in Nakuru County made a significant arrest, taking into custody two police officers accused of soliciting a bribe.
The two officers, Constables Hezron Jogoo and Daniel Muigai, were attached to Menengai and Nakuru Police Stations respectively. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), they were arrested for demanding and receiving Sh20,000 from a man at Highway Towers, whom they accused of forgery.
As reported by the DCI on Twitter, the two officers were arrested on allegations of demanding and receiving Ksh. 20K from a man at Highway Towers, whom they accused of forgery.
Earlier this month, a police officer based at the Central Police Station was arrested for demanding a bribe from an advocate. Police Constable Samuel Mutachi is reported to have demanded a bribe of Sh200,000 and later received Sh35,000 while pretending to be a detective from DCI.
Additionally, in March, detectives arrested a Chief Inspector of Police and three of his accomplices for soliciting a bribe of Sh2 million. The four had been impersonating immigration officers and had confiscated a passport and other documents from their target.
