A police officer attached to the Shauri Moyo Police Traffic base was arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Eacc) after he allegedly demanded a bribe from a motorist whose vehicle he had impounded.
Corporal Dobin Peter Naibei was nabbed by the detectives while asking the motorist to ‘facilitate’ the release of the vehicle which he had arrested for lack of license.
The complainant is said to have refused to give in to the demands of the officer and reported to EACC who acted swiftly upon receiving the report.
The anti-graft detectives arrested Naibei and he is currently being held at Kilimani police station awaiting to be arraigned in court as he faces the charge of bribery.
Confirming the arrest, Eacc spokesperson Erick Ngumbi said the commission has enhanced surveillance on major highways across the country to enforce the anti-corruption laws, especially during this festive season when a lot of Kenyans will be traveling.
He added that some motorists deliberately break the traffic laws and seek to bribe their way out.
Ngumbi advised motorists to comply with the law and also report any suspected corruption incident.
“The Commission notes that some motorists deliberately violate traffic laws and then seek to bribe their way of law enforcement actions. In this regard, motorists are advised to comply with all traffic laws and report any suspected incidents of corruption to EACC for action.” Ngumbi explained.
He added that they will continue to closely work with the National Police Service (NPS) to tame the corruption menace that is in the traffic sector.
“The Commission will continue to work closely with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other Government Offices in taming the menace of traffic corruption which not only affects motorists but hurts the country’s image.”
This comes a month after the Head of Public Service Felix Koskei directed the Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome to suspend sixty-seven police officers over alleged corruption.
