A woman has been fined Sh500,000 after she was convicted of receiving a Sh2,500 bribe to help in processing of a birth certificate.
Ms Justinah Syonzua Malela, a mother of two and a former clerk at Huduma Centre in Kibra, will spend two years in prison if she fails to raise the fine.
The court heard that Ms Malela committed the offence on September 8, 2016 while working for the Ministry of Interior as a clerk.
She had asked for Sh3,000 from Ms Naomi Syombua Musyoka, who wanted a birth certificate for her nephew, as he prepared to sit his secondary education national examinations.
Evidence tabled in court showed that Ms Musyoka met Ms Malela through a friend, who told her that she could assist her get the birth certificate.