Busia Land Registrat Collins Liyayi arrested by Eacc sleuths over Sh10,000 bribe claim
According to detectives, Liyayyi had withheld the crucial document demanding for a kickback as what Eacc termed as a “release fees.”
The Busia Land Registrar Collins Aiela Liyayi was yesterday afternoon arrested by detectives attached to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Eacc) over an alleged Sh10,000 bribe demand as a pre-condition to release a title deed he had processed.
According to detectives, Liyayyi had withheld the crucial document demanding for a kickback as what Eacc termed as a “release fees.”
He was arrested in an operation mounted by the commission following investigations into multiple complaints from Busia residents.
They complained that he had made it a routine to withhold processed titles after which he demands bribes in order to release them.
The suspect was escorted to the EACC Western Regional Office in Bungoma where he was processed and later booked at Bungoma Police Station pending further processing.
The operation is part of the ongoing crackdown on bribery in public service delivery to improve access to quality services for all citizens.
The Commission will continue to scale up intelligence gathering and surveillance targeting public institutions that provide essential services and are prone to bribery.
“The operation is part of the ongoing crackdown on bribery in public service delivery to improve access to quality services for all citizens. The commission will continue to scale up intelligence gathering and surveillance targeting public institutions that provide essential services and are prone to bribery,” the statement read in part.
