Detectives drawn from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested Embu OCS for extorting money from the public.
In a statement on Sunday, August 4, EACC said the OCS for Itabua Police Station, Mary Syombua Mutunga, was arrested earlier in the week.
According to EACC, Mutunga asked for a Ksh 100,000 bribe to release a motor vehicle that was detained at the station.
“Earlier in the week, EACC arrested the OCS for Itabua Police Station, Mary Syombua Mutunga, on allegations of demanding Ksh 100,000 in consequence of which she would facilitate the release of the complainants’ motor vehicle impounded and detained at the station, allegedly without any justifiable cause,” the statement read in part.
The OCS was apprehended after the complainants, a man and his wife, made a telephone call to EACC for help when the bribe demand persisted.
According to EACC, Mutunga threatened to put the couple in cells for insisting on the release of their car without the demanded amount.
Upon arrest, the OCS was escorted to the EACC Central Regional Office in Nyeri where she was processed and later released on cash bail.
“She was ordered to report back on 7th August 2024 for further investigations,” EACC said.
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KPLC Official Arrested
Earlier, EACC announced that it had arrested an official of Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) for demanding a bribe before replacing a damaged transformer to restore power supply in Makadara.
“The Commission has arrested Douglas Ondieki Getanda, an official of KPLC, who demanded a bribe from the complainants as a mandatory condition for facilitating the installation of a transformer in Makadara estate to replace the damaged existing one and restore the power supply in the area,” EACC said in a statement.
The suspect, apprehended on Friday evening, was booked at Kilimani Police Station, pending processing in accordance with the law.
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EACC-KDF Meeting
This comes after EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, at the Defence Headquarters on August 1.
EACC explained that the two discussed how KDF inculcates anti-corruption measures and sustains a culture of ethical standards.
“The two leaders acknowledged that these are critical values to ensure that the military remains accountable and professional in the fulfillment of the KDF mandate,” EACC said.
EACC was invited to work closely with KDF, especially to curb recruitment malpractices in order to build on existing ethics and anti-corruption measures.
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