This archive report was first published on 10 October 2019.
On Wednesday, undercover detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested Moses Gitonga Mucheke, a court clerk at Marimanti Law Courts in Tharaka Nithi County.
Mucheke was arrested while soliciting and receiving a bribe of Sh50,000 from a man whose brother is facing a charge of defilement in court.
The court clerk had promised to influence the outcome of the court ruling in favour of the accused, who was scheduled to have a court ruling on the same day.
Upon arresting Mucheke, the detectives took him to EACC offices in Isiolo for further investigations.
This is not the first time a court employee has been arrested for soliciting a bribe in the region. In 2017, a court employee was arrested at Karatina Law Court for soliciting a bribe.
According to the EACC, the court employee had demanded Sh25,000 from a suspect, promising to facilitate the withdrawal of the case.
Similarly, in December 2016, a senior support staff at Mukurweini Law Courts was arraigned in court after he was accused of soliciting a bribe of Sh1,500.
