NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 5 – Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in Nairobi have arrested a high-ranking police officer on charges of soliciting a bribe of Sh5,000 bribe to secure the release of four suspects detained for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
The Ruai sub-county police commander was arrested on Saturday evening following a complaint filed against him.
A police report seen by Capital FM News, states in part “Please be informed that today at around 1650 hours, officers from EACC Nairobi arrested the OCS Ruai on allegations that he had received three thousand shillings, treated as a bribe, to secure the release of four detainees held for the offense of being drunk and disorderly.”
Following his arrest, the officer was escorted to the EACC headquarters at Integrity Centre for further questioning.
As for the four detainees, they remain in custody awaiting arraignment, scheduled for Monday.
This arrest comes at a time when the anti-graft agency has intensified its efforts to crack down on corrupt individuals within the public service and other departments across the country.
In a similar case on September 23, EACC agents apprehended a senior Kiambu security official over bribery allegations.
Inspector George Chacha, the Deputy Officer Commanding Station (OCS) for Ikino Police Station in Kiambu County, was arrested on September 11, along with his accomplice, Constable Elizabeth Mwongeli Muthoka. EACC reported that the two demanded Ksh 50,000 from a complainant as a “motivation fee” to comply with a court order.
The demand was made in exchange for the Deputy OCS releasing the complainant’s motor vehicle, which had allegedly been withheld without a valid cause, in defiance of a valid court order.
